One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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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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