Random American Facts

    20 facts tagged with American Facts

    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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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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 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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    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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    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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