Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    The United States does not have an official language.
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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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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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