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.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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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.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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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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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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