One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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