Random United States Facts

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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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