Astonishing Facts About America

• The U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition in the 20s and 30s, killing over 10,000 people

• Every hour, at least 1 person is killed by a drunk driver in the U.S.

• 100 acres of Pizza are served in the U.S. every day

• Just 2.5 million people lived in the U.S.A. in 1776. Today it’s 314 million.

• If you have $10 in your pocket and no debts,you are wealthier than 25% of Americans.

• 7% OF AMERICANS CLAIM THEY NEVER BATH

• Americans spend 5 cents per day by flushing their toilets

• Thousands of Americans migrated to the USSR in the 1930s during the Great Depression.

• Russia & America are less than 4 km apart at the nearest point.

• 9 million people are in prisons around world, and a quarter of them are in the U.S.

• There are at least 97 people called "LOL" in the U.S.

• The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for just US$7.2 million in 1867.

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

• It's completely legal for minors to smoke cigarettes in the U.S. and parts of Europe. What they can't do is purchase it

• 1 in 3 Americans is obese