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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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