Random USA Facts

    93 facts tagged with USA Facts

    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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    US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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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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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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