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 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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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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