One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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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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