Random USA Facts

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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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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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    In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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