The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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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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