Random United States Facts

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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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