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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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    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!
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