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 US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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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 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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