On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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