Random United States Facts

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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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