American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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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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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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