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 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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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