Random United States Facts

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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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    The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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