The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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