Random USA Facts

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    US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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