Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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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