Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
76
The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
36
A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
72
The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
51
Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
155
Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
299
Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
75
The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
117