Random United States Facts

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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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