During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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