One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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