Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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