During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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