Random United States Facts

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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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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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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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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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    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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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