Random United States Facts

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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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