The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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 United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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