Random United States Facts

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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    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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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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