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 the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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