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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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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