The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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