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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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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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