Random American Facts

    20 facts tagged with American Facts

    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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    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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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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    Häagen-Dazs
    Häagen-Dazs
    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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    As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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