In the U.S. 7 out of 10 homes use candles.

The external tank on space shuttles is not painted. It is the only part of the shuttle that is lost after launch, so it is not necessary to worry about metal corrosion.

Chicago has the largest cookie factory, where Nabisco made over 4.6 billion "Oreo" cookies in 1997.

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