In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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