Interesting Facts from U.S.A
6/24/2009 07:50:00 AM Posted In amazing facts Edit This 0 Comments »
-
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.
-
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
-
One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
-
In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.
-
The United States Government keeps its supply of silver at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
-
The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
-
52% of Americans drink coffee.
-
27% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon.
-
A Californian doctor has set the record of eating 17 bananas in two minutes.
-
Approximately 35 million Americans are linked by blood to one (or more) of the 102 pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower in 1620.
-
There are five US states with no sales tax. They are: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
-
Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work.
-
It was once illegal to take a bath in the wintertime in Indiana.
-
Ohio is the birthplace of more Presidents than any other state - eight
0 comments:
Post a Comment