Abe Lincoln is
the U.S. president most frequently portrayed in films.
1 in 50 people in
the U.S. do not watch television.
Since 1977,
American's consumption of Mexican foods has increased four-fold,
and consumption of snack foods such as crackers, popcorn, pretzels
and corn chips has tripled.
Americans spend
more on dog food every year than they spend on baby food
Almost all flashing
'Don't Walk' signs do not contain an apostrophe
The average
American blows his or her nose 256 times a year.
Approximately half
of American consumers wet their toothbrush prior to placing
toothpaste on it
The average
American spends 35 minutes, per week, vacuuming their house.
Almost 38% of
Americans say they would rather have a tooth extracted than take a
car to a dealership for repairs.
Over $18 billion is
spent annually in the U.S. on children's clothing
Nine million U.S.
preschoolers are in day-care programs
Over 11 million
people sell their blood annually in the United States
The annual
expenditures on prostitutes in the United States is estimated to
be $20 billion
Every year, 11,000
Americans injure themselves while trying out bizarre sexual
positions.
In 1998 700 million
pounds of peanut butter and one billion pounds of jelly and jam
were sold in America
One million
Americans call 900 numbers each day to cast their votes in one
kind of poll or another
Richard Nixon was
the first president to visit all 50 states.
Almost 70% of
Americans get all their news from radio and television
In 1992, only 5
million Americans did not have a telephone. In 1995, 34 million
did not have health insurance.
Only 10% of U.S.
shoppers demand a high level of service when they are shopping.
The parents of
Dwight D. Eisenhower, who rose to become one of the few five-star
generals in the U.S. history, were pacifists
Margaret Gorman was
the first Miss America. She was 16 (1921)
50% of Americans
have a gray hair before they reach 50.
The Bible is the
most shoplifted book in the United States.
7% of Americans
think Elvis is alive
A quarter has 119
grooves around the edge
While beta testing
a newly compiled computer program, government workers found a
real-life Donald Duck! It turns out the programmers used this
'fictional' name to check out their military personnel software.
The problem was that there was already an Army Engineer with that
name. The soldier became famous and was invited as a guest on the
Johnny Carson Show as a result of this discovery
President Clinton's
first automobile was a 'Henry J.'
25% of Americans
think the Sherlock Holmes is a real person
25% of Americans
believe in ghosts
In the US, the
error rate for doctors prescribing the wrong medicine for their
patient's ailment is 12%.
Number of wisdom
teeth extracted by oral surgeons in the U.S each year: 2,250,000.
The Statue of
Liberty's index finger is eight feet long.
Every 30 seconds,
and American teenage girl gets pregnant.
There are more
extremely fat people (40% or more above their recommended body
weight) in the us than in any other country in the world
The average
American marriage lasts 9.4 years
The first recorded
UFO sighting in America occurred on January 18, 1644--by pilgrims
in Boston!
John Calhoun was
the first United States Vice President to resign in 1832, due to
differences with President Jackson
Bill Clinton signed
into effect a law specifying Lake Champlain (between New York and
Vermont) as the sixth Great Lake.
JFK's murder wasn't
considered a federal crime. In 1963, it fell under local
jurisdiction
Official test
results indicate a 95 percent probability that a shot was fired at
JFK from the grassy knoll area.
Only 4 US
Presidents were elected to the Presidency without having held a
single elective office: Taylor, Grant, Hoover and Eisenhower.
Only 4 Presidents
served their entire terms without having a Vice President (before
the 25th Amerndment which provided for filling vacancies in the
Vice Presidency): Tyler, Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, and Arthur
In 1904 St. Louis
was the first U.S. city to host the Summer Olympics