Random American Facts

    20 facts tagged with American Facts

    As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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    In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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    According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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    The Häagen-Dazs ice cream creator was American and made up the brand name to sound Danish, unique, and sophisticated. It doesn't mean anything.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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