American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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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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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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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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