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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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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