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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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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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 average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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