Random United States Facts

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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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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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