One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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