The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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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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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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 United States does not have an official language.
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