In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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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 United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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