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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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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