Random American Facts

    20 facts tagged with American Facts

    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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    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 some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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