In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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