During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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