Random United States Facts

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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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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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