American Culture Facts

Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.

Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was invented for Montgomery Ward's Christmas promotion in 1939.

Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

The average American eats at McDonalds more than 1,800 times in their life.

Roughly 80-90% of pumpkins sold in the United States are bought purely for decoration, not eating.

Pepperoni is America's most popular pizza topping, appearing on about half of all pizzas sold in the United States.

By age 10, more than half of American girls report being unhappy with their bodies, and many have already tried some form of dieting.

Eminem repeated the 9th grade three times.

About 10% of U.S. households pay their bills in cash.