Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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