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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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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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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