Random United States Facts

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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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 Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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