During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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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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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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