Random United States Facts

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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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    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 United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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 United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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