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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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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