Random United States Facts

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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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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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