Random United States Facts

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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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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