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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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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