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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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    There is a county in California called Yolo.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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