The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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