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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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 United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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