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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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    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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