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#1 The highest point in the state of Florida is only You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (115 yards) above sea level.

#2 Today, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of all Americans are considered to be overweight.

#3 The state of Alaska is You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. than the state of Rhode Island is. But Rhode Island has a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. than Alaska does.

#4 The average supermarket in the United States wastes You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. each year.

#5 Approximately You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of all Americans are currently either considered to be “low income” or are living in poverty.

#6 Alaska has a longer coastline than all of the other 49 U.S. states You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#7 In the UK, an average of about $3,500 is spent on healthcare per person each year. In the United States, an average of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is spent on healthcare per person each year.

#8 Montana has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. as many cows as it does people.

#9 The average U.S. citizen drinks the equivalent of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. each year.

#10 The only place in the United States where coffee is grown commercially You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#11 The United States has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. motor vehicles for every 1,000 people. Japan only has 593 for every 1,000 people and Germany only has 540 for every 1,000 people.

#12 The grizzly bear is the official state animal of California. But no grizzly bears have been seen there You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#13 For many years it was the other way around, but today a majority of all Americans (including Pat Robertson) actually support the legalization of *********.

#14 Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to have been born You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#15 In the middle of the last century, the United States was You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the world in GDP per capita. Today, the United States is You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in GDP per capita.

#16 Today, approximately You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. American adults are living with their parents.

#17 One survey found that 25 percent of all employees that have Internet access in the United States visit ****ography websites while they are at work.

#18 In 2011, our trade deficit with China was more than You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. than it was back in 1985.

#19 One out of every seven Americans has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#20 The city of Juneau, Alaska is about You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. large. It is actually bigger than the entire state of Delaware.

#21 The United States puts a higher percentage of its population in prison You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#22 There are more unemployed workers in the United States than there are people living You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#23 The original name of the city of Atlanta was “You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.“.

#24 Sadly, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of all children that live in Cleveland, Ohio are living in poverty.

#25 The median price of a home in the city of Detroit is now You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#26 Back in 1950, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of all men in the United States had jobs. Today, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of all men in the United States have jobs.

#27 According to author Paul Osterman, about You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of all U.S. adults are currently working jobs that pay poverty-level wages.

#28 According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. have more than $200,000 of student loan debt.

#29 There are three towns in the United States that have the name “You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.“.

#30 There are You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. living in the United States. 46 million of them are on food stamps.

#31 In the United States as a whole, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is on food stamps.

#32 In 1940, 68.0% of all women in the 20 to 34 year old age group in the United States were married. In 2010, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of women in that age group were married.

#33 The United States has a teen *******cy rate of 22 percent – the highest in the world. New Zealand is number two at 14 percent.

#34 According to the CDC, there are You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. new cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States every single year.

#35 The United States has the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. on the globe by a wide margin. Puerto Rico is number two. Perhaps Puerto Rico really would fit in as the 51st state.

#36 More people have been diagnosed with You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the United States than in any other nation on earth.

#37 The United States has more government debt You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. than Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland or Spain.

#38 If Bill Gates gave every single penny of his fortune to the U.S. government, it would only cover the U.S. budget deficit You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

#39 The U.S. national debt is now You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. than it was when Jimmy Carter became president.

#40 It took from the founding of the nation until 1981 for the U.S. national debt to cross the one trillion dollar mark. Today, our national debt is well over 15 trillion dollars and we add more than a trillion dollars to our debt You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
 
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