Random United States Facts

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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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 Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    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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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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