According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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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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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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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