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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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