Random American Facts

    20 facts tagged with American Facts

    As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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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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    According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Cloud Computing
    Cloud Computing
    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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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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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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