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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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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