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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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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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