The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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