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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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