Random United States Facts

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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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