Random USA Facts

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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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