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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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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