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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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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