Random American Facts

    20 facts tagged with American Facts

    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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 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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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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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