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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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