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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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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