Random USA Facts

On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.

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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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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.

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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.

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The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.

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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.

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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.

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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.

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