One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
-86
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
In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
699
The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
10
In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
97
The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
100
A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
72