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Jose Luis Ontanon Nunez

Mar 4, 2021

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10 Facts About the United States You Might Have Wrong

Get your facts right, old man! Fact-checking a friend’s facts. How well do you rate?

Yesterday I was talking to a friend, and we started debating about the history of the United States. When we finished, I decided to send him a simple list of ten facts that many people have wrong.

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10 Facts About the United States You Might Have Wrong

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