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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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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