Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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 United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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