Random American Facts

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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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