American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
7
One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
27
Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
13
In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
82
Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
22
Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
391
A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
225