On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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