Random United States Facts

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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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