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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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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