Random United States Facts

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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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