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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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