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 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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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