Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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