Random USA Facts

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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    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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    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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    President Coolidge
    President Coolidge
    Former US President Calvin Coolidge (1924-28) enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”.
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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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