Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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