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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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    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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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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