Random United States Facts

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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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 average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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