Random United States Facts

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    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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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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    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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