Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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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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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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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