The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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