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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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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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 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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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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