The United Kingdom was the third country to test independently developed nuclear weapons, in October 1952.

 A 5 pound gummy bear is equal to 1400 regular-sized gummy bears.

Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have gone to war three times since 1947.

Through his father, Nicholas Cage is also related to director Francis Ford Coppola (uncle), actress Talia Shire (aunt), director Sofia Coppola (cousin), and actor Jason Schwartzman (cousin).

In 2009, the Russian military defense budget was $50 billion, or about one-twentieth of total defense spending by NATO's 28 nations.

Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt were fifth cousins, though they were more closely related through Franklin's wife Eleanor Roosevelt, who was Theodore's niece.

l’arte di non fare niente. This is an Italian expression which translates as the art of doing nothing. It is also known as the sweetness of doing nothing, dolce far niente.

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When Jimmy Carter entered the presidential primaries in 1976, he had a name recognition of only two percent.

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Michael Jordan ate the same meal four hours before each game, a 23-ounce New York steak and either a baked potato or mashed potatoes a salad, and a ginger ale.

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In New Mexico, over eleven thousand people have visited a tortilla chip that appeared to have the face of Jesus Christ burned into it.


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88% of those over 65 years of age have at least one chronic health condition

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Most polluted US cities
(By short-term particle pollution)
1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2. Fresno, California
3. Bakersfield, California
4. Los Angeles, California.
5. Birmingham, Alabama
6. Salt Lake City, Utah
7. Sacramento, California
8. Logan, Utah
9. Chicago, Illinois
9. Detroit, Michigan

Most polluted US cities
(By ozone pollution)
1. Los Angeles, California
2. Bakersfield, California
3. Visalia, California
4. Fresno, California
5. Houston, Texas
6. Sacramento, California.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
8. Charlotte, North Carolina
9. Phoenix, Arizona
10. El Centro, California

Most polluted US cities
(By year-round particle pollution)
1. Bakersfield, California
2. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3. Los Angeles, California
4. Visalia, California
5. Birmingham, Alabama
6. Hanford, California
7. Fresno, California
8. Cincinnati, Ohio
9. Detroit, Michigan
10. Cleveland, Ohio