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    Country Facts

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    Suicide is the leading cause of death among South Koreans in their 20s and 30s.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
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    Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.
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    In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.
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    It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States.
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    Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
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    Reno, Nevada is actually west of Los Angeles, California.
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    Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world.
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    10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
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    80% of 10 year old girls in the U.S. go on a diet.
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    About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail, on probation, or on parole.
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    About 10% of U.S. households pay their bills in cash.
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    America once issued a 5-cent bill!
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    At their closest point, the Russian and U.S. borders are less than two miles apart.
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    Austria was the first country to use postcards.
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    Each year 96 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S.
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    Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States!
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    Florida has more tornados per square mile than any other state.
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    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the most bars per capita than anywhere else in the world.
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