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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    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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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