Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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