How many stars and stripes are on the US flag, and what do they represent?
The US flag has 50 stars, one for each state, and 13 stripes that stand for the original 13 colonies.
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- How close are the US and Russia at their nearest point?
“In the Bering Strait, Little Diomede Island (US) and Big Diomede Island (Russia) are only about 2.4 miles apart. The International Date Line runs between them, so they are almost a full day apart in time.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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