Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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