One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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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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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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