Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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