Random United States Facts

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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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