#2 It costs the U.S. government 1.8 cents to mint a penny and 9.4 cents to mint a nickel.
#3 Almost half of all Americans (47 percent) do not put a single penny from their paychecks into savings.
#3 Almost half of all Americans (47 percent) do not put a single penny from their paychecks into savings.
#4 Apple corporation has more cash than the U.S. Treasury.
#5 Alaska is 429 times larger than Rhode Island, but R.I. has a much larger population.
#6 Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other 49 states combined.
#7 The city of Juneau, Alaska, measures about 3,000 square miles. It's larger than the entire state of Delaware.
#8 When LBJ's "War on Poverty" began, less than 10 percent of all U.S. children were growing up in single-parent households. Today, that number is 33 percent.
#9 In 1950, less than 5 pct. of babies in the US were born to unmarried parents. Today, that number is over 40 pct.
#10 The poverty rate of households led by married couples is 6.8 pct. For homes led by female single parents, the poverty rate is 37.1 percent.
#11 In 2013, women earned 60 percent of all bachelor's degrees awarded in the USA.
#12 According to the CDC, 34.6 percent of all men in the U.S. are obese.
#13 The average supermarket in the US wastes about 3,000 lbs of food each year; and, about 20 pct. of garbage in our landfills is food.
#14 Recent survey: 81 pct. of Russians now have a negative view of the US - much higher than during the Cold War era.
#15 Montana has three times more cows than people.
#16 The grizzly bear remains the official state animal of CA., but none have been seen there since 1922. They are plentiful in Mississippi and other southern states.
#17 A survey found that "A steady job" is the number one thing that American women look for in a husband; and, 75 pct. of them would have serious problems dating unemployed men.
#18 According to a study by Economist Carl Frey and Engineer Michael Osborne, up to 47 pct. of jobs in the U.S. may be lost to computers, robots and other technology.
#19 The only state where coffee is grown commercially: Hawaii.
#20 The original name of the city of Atlanta was "Terminus."
#21 The state with the most millionaires per capita is Maryland.
#22 One survey of 50-year-old U.S. men found that only 12 pct. said "I'm very happy."
#23 The U.S. has 845 motor vehicles for every 1,000 people.
#24 Nearly half of all U.S. homes have NO emergency supplies. Even fewer have fire extinguishers.
#25 There are three U.S. towns named "Santa Claus."
#26 There's a town in Michigan named "Hell."
#27 If you have NO debt and have $10 in your wallet, you're wealthier than 25 pct. of all Americans.
#28 By age 18, U.S. children have seen about 40,000 murders on television.
#6 Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other 49 states combined.
#7 The city of Juneau, Alaska, measures about 3,000 square miles. It's larger than the entire state of Delaware.
#8 When LBJ's "War on Poverty" began, less than 10 percent of all U.S. children were growing up in single-parent households. Today, that number is 33 percent.
#9 In 1950, less than 5 pct. of babies in the US were born to unmarried parents. Today, that number is over 40 pct.
#10 The poverty rate of households led by married couples is 6.8 pct. For homes led by female single parents, the poverty rate is 37.1 percent.
#11 In 2013, women earned 60 percent of all bachelor's degrees awarded in the USA.
#12 According to the CDC, 34.6 percent of all men in the U.S. are obese.
#13 The average supermarket in the US wastes about 3,000 lbs of food each year; and, about 20 pct. of garbage in our landfills is food.
#14 Recent survey: 81 pct. of Russians now have a negative view of the US - much higher than during the Cold War era.
#15 Montana has three times more cows than people.
#16 The grizzly bear remains the official state animal of CA., but none have been seen there since 1922. They are plentiful in Mississippi and other southern states.
#17 A survey found that "A steady job" is the number one thing that American women look for in a husband; and, 75 pct. of them would have serious problems dating unemployed men.
#18 According to a study by Economist Carl Frey and Engineer Michael Osborne, up to 47 pct. of jobs in the U.S. may be lost to computers, robots and other technology.
#19 The only state where coffee is grown commercially: Hawaii.
#20 The original name of the city of Atlanta was "Terminus."
#21 The state with the most millionaires per capita is Maryland.
#22 One survey of 50-year-old U.S. men found that only 12 pct. said "I'm very happy."
#23 The U.S. has 845 motor vehicles for every 1,000 people.
#24 Nearly half of all U.S. homes have NO emergency supplies. Even fewer have fire extinguishers.
#25 There are three U.S. towns named "Santa Claus."
#26 There's a town in Michigan named "Hell."
#27 If you have NO debt and have $10 in your wallet, you're wealthier than 25 pct. of all Americans.
#28 By age 18, U.S. children have seen about 40,000 murders on television.
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