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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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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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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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