Son.j
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Strange Facts About the United States
1. Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools are above national average: 50.
2. One in every four Americans has appeared on television.
3. In 1998, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.
4. There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
5.Title 14, Section 1211, of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, makes it illegal for U. S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles.
6. There are more cars in Southern California than there are cows in India.
7. Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36.
8. Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
9. Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3.
10. Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
1. Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools are above national average: 50.
2. One in every four Americans has appeared on television.
3. In 1998, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.
4. There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
5.Title 14, Section 1211, of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, makes it illegal for U. S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles.
6. There are more cars in Southern California than there are cows in India.
7. Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36.
8. Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
9. Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3.
10. Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
