Random United States Facts

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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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    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.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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