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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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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