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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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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