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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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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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