One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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 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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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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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