In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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