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
Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
147
There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
18
In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
26
In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
82
Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
299
US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
7
The United States does not have an official language.
88