The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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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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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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