Random United States Facts

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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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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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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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