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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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