Random United States Facts

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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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    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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