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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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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