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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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