Random United States Facts

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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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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 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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