Random United States Facts

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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    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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