The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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