Random United States Facts

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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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 United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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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 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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