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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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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