The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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