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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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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