The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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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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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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