A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
225
The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
30
Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
391
In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
82
According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
8
Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
299
One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
298