Random United States Facts

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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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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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