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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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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