Random United States Facts

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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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    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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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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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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