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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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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 average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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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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