The reason why the Canadian Arctic is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun" is because during the summer many communities have light 24 hours of the day. Many people have to cover their windows with tin foil to keep the light out when they sleep.

Scientists say that babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed.

Even today, 90% of the continental United States is still open space or farmland.

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