Random United States Facts

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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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    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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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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