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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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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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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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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