One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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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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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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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