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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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