Random USA Facts

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    In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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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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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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