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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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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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