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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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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