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 Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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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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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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