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The symbol on the 'pound'key (#) is called an octothorpe.
The U.S. Army accidentally ordered an 82 year supply of freeze-dried tuna salad mix for troops in Europe.
The U.S. eastern seaboard consumes almost 50% of all ice cream sandwiches.
The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.
The U.S. military’s dried food rations can be re-hydrated with urine!
The United States has never lost a war when donkeys were used.
The United States has the highest minimum drinking age in the world.
The United States Postal Service handles over forty percent of the world's mail volume.
The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
The University of Alaska stretches over 4 time zones.
The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
The weight of air in a milk glass is about the same as the weight of one aspirin tablet.
The word 'gymnasium'comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
The word 'News'is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
The word 'set'has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish and Portuguese.
The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!
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