Random United States Facts

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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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