Random United States Facts

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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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