Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
88
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
2
In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
217
The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
97
The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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