Trivia in America, U.S., USA

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Americas / North America

National symbols

Flag: Thirteen red and white stripes and fifty stars representing the founding thirteen colonies and current fifty states.

America, U.S., USA Flag

Emblem: Great Seal featuring a bald eagle at center with shield, olive branch, and arrows.

America, U.S., USA Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • The bald eagle is the national bird, but the American bison was designated the national mammal in 2016.
  • Route 66 is a legendary highway called the "Mother Road".
  • Corn production is the world's highest, concentrated in Illinois and the "Corn Belt".
  • Alaska is approximately 2.5 times larger in area than Texas, the largest in the contiguous U.S.
  • Hawaii has weather stations that have never recorded frost.
  • American English spelling differs from British English in words like color and center.
  • Wyoming is home to Yellowstone, the world's first national park.
  • Super Bowl day sees the highest annual sales of pizza and chicken wings.
  • The first national hamburger chain location was McDonald's No. 1 in California.
  • More states claim iced tea invention than iced coffee.

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