Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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