During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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 the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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