20 Things About America Most People Don't Realize

Crazy statistics that you probably didn't know.

1.

In Montana, cows out number people 3 to 1.

2.

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

3.

College athletes are are treated like celebrities when in all actuality, they are just students taking part in an extracurricular activity.

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4.

Though most Americans speak English, we have no official national language.

5.

1 out every 3 Americans is obese.

6.

Roughly 25 percent of Americans believe in reincarnation.

7.

It is actually completely legal for underage kids to smoke cigarettes, but it is illegal for them to purchase them.

8.

Medical errors are the 6th leading cause of death in the US.

9.

Virginia has birthed more presidents than any other state.

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10.

27 percent of Americans don't believe we landed on the moon.

11.

If you have $10 in your pocket and no debt, you are wealthier than 25 percent of Americans.

12.

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

13.

100 acres of pizza are served in the US every day.

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14.

Americans spend roughly 4.4 years of their life at their jobs.

15.

The Library of Congress keeps an archive of every tweet ever tweeted.

16.

During prohibition the government started poisoning beer, which led to thousands of deaths.

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17.

40 percent of births in America are from unmarried women.

18.

Most countries don't display their flag nearly everywhere like the US does.

19.

22 million chickens are consumed in the US every day.

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20.

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

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