On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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