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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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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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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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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