Random United States Facts

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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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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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