Random United States Facts

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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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 Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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 Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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