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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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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