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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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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 United States does not have an official language.
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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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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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