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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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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