The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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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 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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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