Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
    299
    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
    10
    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
    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
    51
    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
    298
    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
    76
    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
    100
    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