Random United States Facts

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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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