The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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