Random United States Facts

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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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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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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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