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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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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