50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
183
In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
45
Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
13
On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
56
In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
26
One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
37
Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
299