Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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