Random USA Facts

    93 facts tagged with USA Facts

    Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
    26
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.
    35
    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
    75
    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
    9
    In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
    82
    Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
    13
    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
    97
    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
    91