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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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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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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There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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