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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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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