Random United States Facts

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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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 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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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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