During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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