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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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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