Random United States Facts

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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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    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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