Random United States Facts

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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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