Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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