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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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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