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.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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