In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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