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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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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