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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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