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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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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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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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