Random American Facts

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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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    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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    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.
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    As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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