Random American Facts

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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    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.
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    As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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