There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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