Random United States Facts

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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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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