12 Things You Didn't Know About The U.S.

#MindBlowingFactsAboutAmerica

1. 1 in 8 Americans have been employed by McDonald's

Via therichest.com

2. Russia and the US are less than 2.5 miles (4 km) apart at the nearest point

Via http://en.m.wikipedia.org

Diomede, Alaska located in Little Diomede Island is the closest US city to Russia.

3. Every second, Americans eat collectively 100 lbs (45.3 kg) of chocolate

Via kohlsfit.com

4. One-Fourth (1/4) of all the 9 million prisoners in the world are located in the US

Via news.bbc.co.uk

5. 8 billion chickens are consumed in the US each year

Via ansc.purdue.edu

6. Apple has more operating money at hand than the U.S. Treasury

Via edition.cnn.com

In 2011, the U.S. Treasury, had an operating cash balance of $73.8 billion. Tech juggernaut Apple had a whopping $76.2 billion in cash.

7. It's legal for minors to smoke cigarettes but it's illegal for minors to buy cigarettes

Via listverse.com

8. Every tweet Americans make is archived by the Library of Congress

Via businessinsider.com

Twitter in April 2010 signed a deal with the Library of Congress, giving it access to tweets dating back to the company's inception in 2006. The Library of Congress collects 400 million tweets a day.

9. College textbook prices have risen faster than health-care, home prices, inflation.

Via theatlantic.com

10. If you have $10, you are wealthier than 25% of Americans

Via forbes.com

11. 189 people (and counting) in the US are named LOL

Via names.whitepages.com

No, I'm not kidding. Wyoming is the state with the most people named LOL.

12. A 17 year old high school senior designed the current version of the US flag

Via magazine.foxnews.com

In anticipation of Alaska and Hawaii becoming states, Robert G. Heft created the 50-star flag as part of a history project (for which he received a B-) before submitting it to Congress for consideration. In August of 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower chose Heft's design over 1,500 other applicants and informed him of the news over the phone. (Heft's teacher also changed his grade to an A).

Now, you know more about 'Murica

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