The United States is vast, and every of its 3.8 million square miles has a story to tell. Some of these stories that include history and facts are very popular, some arenas aren’t as popular, and many are yet to be said. This article shares some fascinating facts about the United States of America.
In Washington, there’s a town with treetop bridges explicitly made to help squirrels cross the street.
There’s an island called Morgan off the coast of South Carolina. It’s full of wild monkeys and not open to humans.
The Empire State building has its zip code.
In 1922, a man built a house and all his furniture entirely out of 100,000 newspapers. The structure still stands today in Rockport, Massachusetts.
One sunrise in Maui is so famous that you have to pay to see it.
The one-woman town of Monowi, Nebraska, is the only officially incorporated municipality with a population of 1. The sole 83-year-old resident serves as the city’s mayor, librarian, and bartender. Her name is Elsie Eiler; she pays taxes to herself and considers people who reside 40 miles away to be her neighbours.
The dead outnumber the living by nearly 1,000 to 1 In Colma, California
According to some estimates, there are more guns than people in the United States – about 101 for every 100 people. The country with the next highest ownership rate is Serbia, where there are 58 guns for every 100 people.
The Statue of Liberty, which adorns almost every bit of tourist memorabilia you can purchase in the Big Apple, is not located in New York City. It’sIt’s technically in Jersey City, New Jersey. Who knew? The copper statue was a gift from France to the United States in October 1886.
The 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. Before he took on the top job in the nation, Honest Abe was the winner of 299 out of his 300 fought matches, as the Wrestling Hall of Fame was only able to account for one loss out of all the matches he fought.
The Word “Pennsylvania” Is Misspelled on the Liberty Bell.
