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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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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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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