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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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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