Random United States Facts

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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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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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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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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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