Random United States Facts

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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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    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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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