In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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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 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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