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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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