Random United States Facts

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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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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