There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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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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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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