Random American Facts

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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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    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 average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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