Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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 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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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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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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