The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
100
In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
28
There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
15
Saint Augustine, Florida, is the oldest European settlement in North America.
55
16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
42
In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
27
Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
70
According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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