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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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 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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    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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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