Random United States Facts

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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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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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