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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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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