203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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