One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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