One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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