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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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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