Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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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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The United States does not have an official language.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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