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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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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