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 is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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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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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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