Random United States Facts

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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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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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