Fifty and one facts about the United States.

Hello! In this post, you can learn something new about a country like the United States. all information is taken from the Internet and may not be accurate. Have a nice day!

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• 63% of US residents cannot find Iraq on the world map.
• There is no officially approved language in the USA. The most common is the American version of English.
• The US Declaration of Independence was written on cannabis paper.
• Mauna Kea is the highest mountain in the world. It is located in the USA in Hawaii. The height of Mauna Kea is only 4,205 m above sea level, but measurements of the entire height (from the bottom to the top) have shown that it is as much as 2,000 m higher than Jomolungma (8,850 m).
• 13% of the U.S. population believes that the sun revolves around the earth.
• -57°C (Montana, January 20, 1954) - the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States (not including Alaska). The highest temperature was recorded in the state of California, on July 10, 1913, and was +56°C.
• 67% of the population is overweight.
• Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. it is located in the state of Oregon. The depth of the lake is 589 m.
• At the moment, more than 8% of able-bodied Americans are not working or looking for work. Such a high percentage of the unemployed is due to huge government benefits.
• Gerald Ford was the only person who served as both president and vice president, but was not officially elected.
• The U.S. population is more than 314 million people.
• 9 out of 10 Americans cannot find Afghanistan on the map of Eurasia.
• During the American Revolution (1775-1783), inflation was so high that the price of bread increased by 10,000%, the price of wheat by 14,000%, the price of flour by 15,000%, and the price of beef by 33,000%.
• 32% of all land in the United States is owned by the federal government.
• The nominal GDP of the United States is more than $15 trillion, and the GDP per capita is $48 thousand. According to these two indicators, the United States ranks first in the world.
• every 8th married couple met online.
• The capital of the richest 1% of Americans exceeds the combined wealth of 90% of the country's population.
• 50% of Americans collectively own only 2.5% of the total wealth of the United States.
• Currently, only 51% of Americans are married. This is the lowest figure in the last 50 years. For example, in 1960, 72% of the U.S. population was married.

• One in seven Americans has more than 10 credit cards.
• Every hour, the US national debt increases by $150 million.
• The first cinema opened in Los Angeles in 1902.
• 40% of Americans do not believe Darwin's theory of evolution.
• Indiana is the first city in the world to be illuminated by electricity.
• Alaska has the longest coastline in the United States (10,686 km).
• 72 thousand pizzas are eaten daily in the USA.
• The Statue of Liberty was donated by France in 1884.
• Manhattan's Chinatown is home to the largest number of Chinese in the entire Western hemisphere.
• The King of Thailand was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Harvard is the first university in the USA. It was founded back in 1636.
• In the United States, women gained the right to vote only in 1920.
• when an American turns 16, he has the right to drive a car; at 18, he has the right to vote and carry a gun; only at 21 does he get the right to buy alcohol.
• George Washington's false teeth were made of whale bone.
• The Pentagon is the largest administrative building in the world.
• The total amount of all loans for higher education exceeds $1 trillion.

• In 1918, the flu epidemic killed 548,000 people in the United States.
• The city of Santa Fe was founded in 1610. it is rightfully the oldest in the USA.
• The United States has one of the largest tourism industries in the world. The country is annually included in the top 3 most popular destinations in the world.
• The average American uses between 80 and 100 liters of water every day.
• The first televisions appeared in New York in 1936.
• The tallest roller coaster in the world is located in Ohio.
• Philadelphia was the first capital of the United States.
• There are 3 times more livestock than people in Montana.
• In Nebraska, you can still see traces of wagons from 100 years ago.
• The largest popcorn factory is located in Iowa.
• According to unofficial data, 90% of New York taxi drivers are immigrants.
• There are more than 800 tornadoes in the country every year.
• Americans consume more ice cream than any other nation in the world.
• Every day, residents of the United States consume 150 million hot dogs.
• There are 556 officially recognized Native American tribes in the country.
• The average American spends 90% of his free time indoors.

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