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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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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