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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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    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 Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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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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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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