During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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