Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
    65
    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
    72
    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
    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
    65
    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
    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
    10
    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
    27
    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
    97