Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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 U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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