The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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