Random USA Facts

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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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    Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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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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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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