During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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 superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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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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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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