In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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