Random USA Facts

    93 facts tagged with USA Facts

    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
    9
    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
    10
    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
    25
    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
    65
    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
    62
    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
    65
    Strange Illuminati Web Address Takes You to NSA
    Typing 'illuminati' backwards into the address bar, followed by '.com', will take you to U.S. government's National Security Agency website.
    76
    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
    23