Random USA Facts

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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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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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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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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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