18 Crazy Facts About The USA

1.

40% of the births in the U.S. are from unmarried women.

2.

At big universities, college athletes are treated like celebrities. But in reality, they are just students who participate in extracurricular activities.

3.

There are about 22 million chickens consumed every day.

4.

There are, on average, 100 acres of pizza served daily in the U.S.

5.

The 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. is because of medical errors.

6.

It's illegal in the U.S. for underage kids to buy cigarettes but it is legal for them to smoke.

7.

Apple has more money than the U.S. Treasury.

8.

1 out of every 8 Americans have been employed by McDonald's at some point in their lives.

9.

There are actually about 27% of Americans that don't believe we have landed on the moon.

10.

There is no official national language in the United States, even though most people speak English.

11.

America is has so much pride that we are one of the only countries to really display the flag almost anywhere.

12.

During prohibition, the government would poison beer. This led to many deaths throughout the country.

13.

The library of Congress is keeping an archive of every tweet ever tweeted.

14.

If you have no debt and 10 bucks in your pocket, you are richer than 25% of Americans.

15.

1 out of every 3 Americans is obese.

16.

1 American consumes the same amount of resources as 32 Kenyans.

17.

More presidents have been born in Virginia than any other state.

18.

In the state of Montana, cows outnumber people 3 to 1.