Random United States Facts

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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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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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