Random United States Facts

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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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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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    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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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