Random United States Facts

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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    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 Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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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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    The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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