North America Facts - The Fact Site

The fall of Nojpetén in 1697 to Spanish conquistadors marked the end of the once-great Maya civilization.

The Butterball Turkey-Talk hotline in Canada answers over 100,000 turkey cooking questions every Thanksgiving season.

Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world, even larger than Spain, with over 125 million native speakers.

In the California Gold Rush, it wasn't the miners who made the most money but the merchants who sold them their tools!

In 1921, Wyoming became the first US state to grant women over 21 the right to vote.

Did you know that the Colosseum amphitheater in Rome was built by tens of thousands of slaves around 80 A.D?

Did you know that the deadliest wildfire in US history was in Wisconsin in 1871, killing around 3,000 people?

Did you know that it cost almost a million US dollars to carve the four Presidents' faces into Mount Rushmore?

Did you know the state of Washington was named after the first US president George Washington?

Did you know that the US state of Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century?

Did you know that West Virginia was the first US state to build brick roads?

Did you know that Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States?

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