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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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