The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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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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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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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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