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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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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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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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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