Random USA Facts

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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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    There is a county in California called Yolo.
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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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