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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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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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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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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