Random United States Facts

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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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