Random United States Facts

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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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 average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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