Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
    329
    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
    217
    Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
    88
    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
    196
    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
    72
    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
    -86
    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
    70
    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
    391