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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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 Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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