There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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