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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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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 consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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