Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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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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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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