Random United States Facts

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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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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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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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