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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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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 downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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