In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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