Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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