1Crater of Diamonds State Park
The Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas is the only place in the USA where you can find naturally occurring diamonds. It is open to the public, and you can keep any diamond you find, regardless of the size.
2. One of the Founding Fathers of USA, Benjamin Franklin had a theory that caused him to believe that nudity was good for you. To avoid getting sick, Franklin came up with something he called an “air bath.” He would open the windows of his house to increase air circulation and then sit in front of the window in the nude, presumably to get the full effects of the increased airflow. He also used to take outdoor baths, where he would just walk around/spin around naked to use the air to clean himself.
3. There actually were chemical weapons found in Iraq during the first and second Gulf War which resulted in Saddam's execution. The USA government was too embarrassed to admit it at that time because it helped in the production of those chemical weapons.
4. Shirō Ishii was the head of Japan's Unit 731 during World War 2. His unit conducted physiological human experiments such as vivisections, forced abortions, and simulated strokes, heart attacks, frostbite, and hypothermia. Ishii and his team managed to negotiate with the USA and receive immunity in 1946 from war-crimes prosecution in exchange for their full disclosure of germ warfare data based on human experimentation.
5. The USA recruited 1500 German scientists, technicians, and engineers from Nazi Germany and created false employment histories and expunged Nazi Party memberships and regime affiliations from the public record
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6WHO
In 1995, WHO study that stated “Occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems” was never published because USA threatened to withdraw US funding for all WHO research projects.
7. A 400-year-old bonsai tree survived the nuclear blast of Hiroshima in 1945. Later the tree was presented to the USA as a gift and it is still flourishing in National Arboretum (Washington, D.C.) and past of the tree remained hidden till 2001.
8. In 1967, protesters in the USA requested a permit to levitate the Pentagon 300 feet in the air, through songs and chants, to exorcise it of its evil and end the Vietnam War. Authorities agreed to only 3 feet.
9. Sliced bread was briefly banned in the USA in 1943 as a wartime conservation measure.
10. Russia (Big Diomede) and USA (Little Diomede) are only 3.8km apart at the nearest point.
11Males drowning
Nearly 80% of people who die from drowning in the USA are male.
12. The Hindenburg was originally designed to use non-flammable helium but the USA refused to export any resulting in the hydrogen-based construction.
13. 8th January 1836 is the last day in history that the USA had no national debt.
14. While the USA is the only average for racial diversity, it is one of the highest in the world in willingness to have other races as neighbors.
15. Most cheerleading apparel and equipment brands in the USA are owned by just one company (Varsity Brands), which also owns almost all of the regulatory bodies, and also runs the national competitions.
16James W. Rodgers
The last man (James W. Rodgers ) to be executed by firing squad in the USA asked for a bulletproof vest as his last wish.
17. Carbon Monoxide is used in the USA to make meat appear fresher. This practice is banned in Canada, Japan, Singapore, and the European Union.
18. In the USA, you are statistically about twice as likely to kill yourself rather than be murdered.
19. The award-winning “Aussie Shampoo”, whose brand logo is a kangaroo, is sold in Europe, Britain, and the USA but not Australia. The company is based out of Ohio.
20. Atheists in the USA have disapproval rates higher than those of Muslims and homosexuals.
21GPS
GPS is wholly controlled by the USA and can be ‘switched off’ at any time.
22. In 2015, a report found 100+ Walmart products labeled “Made in the USA” that are actually made elsewhere.
23. Out of the 10,000 members of the Communist Party USA in 1957, 1,500 were FBI informants.
24. The cost of college textbooks has risen 812 percent since 1978, far outpacing the rise in costs for medical services and home prices in the USA.
25. The cost of the International Space Station is funded by the USA 81%, Russia 8%, Europe 3%, Japan 3%, and Canada 1%.
