Random USA Facts

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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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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    US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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