Random United States Facts

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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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    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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    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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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