Random United States Facts

    35 facts tagged with United States Facts

    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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