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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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The United States does not have an official language.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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