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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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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