In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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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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