Random USA Facts

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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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