Random USA Facts

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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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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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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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