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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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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