Random American Facts

    20 facts tagged with American Facts

    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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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 native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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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 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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