The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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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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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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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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