203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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 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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