Random USA Facts

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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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    In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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