U.S. Spends More on Military Than Any Country
The US spends far more on its military than any other country (but not when compared to GDP). In 2015 America spent about $600 billion on U.S. defense spending.
Society
Society refers to groups of people the cultures they form.
America Has Always Had an Income Tax
The first income tax in the U.S. was part of the Revenue Act of 1861, the first permanent income tax was in 1913 as part of the 16th Amendment.
Ada Lovelace Was Lord Byron’s Daughter
Ada Lovelace was the child of influential British poet Lord Byron. She is better known for writing the world’s first computer program.
Married Women Couldn’t Own Money in the 1800s
Before the Married Women’s Property Acts of the 1800s, a married woman’s money (and sometimes property) was automatically the property of her husband.
A U.S. Submarine Day is 18 hours long, Not 24
At sea, a typical U.S. submarine day is 18 hours long, not 24. Crews are separated into 3 different watch sections with 6 hours on watch and 12 off.
The Konami Code Ends in Start or Select Start
The “Konami code” (a cheat code first popularized by the NES version of Contra) doesn’t end in start or select start, it’s simply ‘↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A’.
There was a Google Doodle that Was a Working Synth
On May 23rd, 2012 in honor of Bob Moog’s 78th birthday Google’s homepage logo (Doodle) became a playable and recordable synthesizer.
More People Live in Bangladesh than Russia
Despite it being .01 times the size of Russia more people live in Bangladesh than Russia.
A Factoid is a Brief Piece Information that Appears True
A Factoid is a brief piece of information that appears to be true, but isn’t necessarily factual or verified, yet is repeated as fact anyway.
People Can Legally Marry Inanimate Objects
You can not legally marry an inanimate object anywhere that we know of, this includes anime pillows, the Efile Tower, video game characters, or any other non-being.