The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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