Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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