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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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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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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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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