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    Saint Augustine, Florida, is the oldest European settlement in North America.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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