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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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    In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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