In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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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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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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