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 ==== The US economy is massive ====
-Despite the fact that the United States is home to under 5 percent of the world's total population, it accounts for roughly 25 percent of the worldwide financial output. [([[https://howmuch.net/articles/the-global-economy-by-GDP|howmuch]])]
+Despite the fact that the United States is home to under 5 percent of the world's total population, it accounts for roughly 25 percent of the worldwide financial output. [([[https://howmuch.net/articles/the-global-economy-by-GDP|How Much]])]
 ==== Yakima Valley ====
-Yakima is the name of a city and county in the U.S. state of Washington. Yakima Valley is responsible for growing 77 percent of all hops in the USA. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakima,_Washington|Wikipedia]])]
+Yakima is the name of a city and county in the U.S. state of Washington. Yakima Valley is responsible for the growing 73 percent of all hops in the USA. [([[https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/happened/it-happened-here-hops-become-a-major-cash-crop-for-yakima-county/article_08e32dba-65e3-528b-8b4a-85c1c2b0755e.html|Yakima Herald]])]
 ==== U.S. Birth Rates Drop ====
-A new CDC report shows that U.S. birth rates have reached an unsurpassed low over the most recent thirty years. It is extended that American ladies will have 1-2 youngsters over their lifetime. Births have declined for ladies in their 20s and 30s yet all things considered, have expanded for ladies more than 40. [([[https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-05-20/us-births-continue-to-fall-fertility-rate-hits-record-low|USNews]])]
+A new CDC report shows that U.S. birth rates have reached an unsurpassed low over the most recent 30 years. American women have an average of 1.7 children over their lifetime. Births have declined for women in their 20s and 30s, yet have increased for women over 40. [([[https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-05-20/us-births-continue-to-fall-fertility-rate-hits-record-low|US News]])]
 ==== Fort Blunder ====
-In 1816, the United States built a fort to protect itself from invasion by Canada. There was only one small problem: due to a surveying error, it was built in Canada. It was later known as "Fort Blunder". [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Montgomery_(Lake_Champlain)|Wikipedia]])]
+In 1816, the United States built a fort to protect itself from invasion by Canada. There was only one small problem: due to a surveying error, it was built in Canada. It was later known as "Fort Blunder." [([[https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/fort-blunder-fort-that-america.html|Amusing Planet]])]
+==== Working in McDonald's ====
+One in eight Americans has worked at McDonald's at some point in their lives. [([[https://www.cbsnews.com/media/11-things-about-mcdonalds-that-may-surprise-you/|CBS News]])]
+==== More money than government ====
+Apple has more money than the U.S. Treasury Department. [([[https://businesschief.com/corporate-finance/apple-has-more-money-us-government/|Business Chef]])]
+==== More cows than people ====
+In South Dakota, there are 4 times as many cows as people. [([[https://beef2live.com/story-cattle-inventory-vs-human-population-state-0-114255|Beef2Live]])]
+==== No official language ====
+Although most Americans speak English, there is no official national language. [([[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/english-us-official-language-trnd/index.html|CNN]])]
+==== Reincarnation ====
+About 25% of American Christians believe in reincarnation. [([[https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2015/10/21/25-percent-us-christians-believe-reincarnation-whats-wrong-picture|America Magazine]])]
+==== College celebrities ====
+American college athletes are treated like celebrities. In reality, they are just students participating in extracurricular activities. [([[https://baylorlariat.com/2021/11/01/student-athletes-should-not-be-held-superior/|Baylor Lariat]])]
+==== The first capital city ====
+New York City was the first capital of the United States. New York City was the nation's capital for five years between 1785 and 1790. [([[https://usa.usembassy.de/government-capital.htm|USA Embassy]])]
+==== Walking to work ====
+Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people walking to work. [([[https://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-states-where-the-most-people-walk-or-bike-to-work-2014-7|Business Insider]])]
+==== Smoking ====
+In the United States, it is actually perfectly legal for underage children to smoke cigarettes, but it is illegal to buy them. [([[https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/retail-sales-tobacco-products/tobacco-21|FDA]])]
+==== California grizzly ====
+Although the grizzly is the official animal of California, none have been observed there since 1922. [([[https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v6n2/grizzly.html|Sierra College]])]
+==== Cereal city ====
+More breakfast cereal is produced in Battle Creek, Michigan than in any other city in the world. [([[https://www.battlecreekvisitors.org/how-battle-creek-became-the-cereal-city/|Battle Creek Visitors]])]
+==== Paper hoax ====
+There is an urban legend saying that the Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. [([[https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/declaration-independence-paper|Monticello]])]
+{{tag>geography history travel culture society}}

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