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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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