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Texas is the largest state in the USA.
False. Alaska is the largest. It’s more than twice the size of the second largest state, which is Texas.
50% of Americans don't speak English at home.
False. 20% speak a language other than English at home. About 8% don't speak any English at all.
American workers have less paid holiday than workers in other countries.
True. Most Americans have 10-20 days of paid holiday a year.
Americans buy more Mexican salsa per year than ketchup.
True. $680 million was spent on salsa last year, compared to $420 million for ketchup.
No American has ever won the Nobel Peace Prize.
False. Over 20 Americans have won the prize, including Martin Luther King jr. and Barack Obama.
The USA has more national parks than Europe.
False. The USA has 59 national parks, and Europe has a total of 366. However, the US parks cover 210,000 km2, a larger area than all the European parks.
The top holiday destination abroad for Americans is Britain.
False. Mexico is the number 1 destination for Americans travelling abroad on holiday.
The USA has 5% of the world’s population, but 25% of the world’s prisoners.
True. The prison population has increased by 700% since 1971, to. almost 2.2 million.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1876.
False. It was signed in 1776.
Haagen-Dazs is an American company.
True. It was started by the Mattus brothers in New York in 1976. They chose the name because they thought it sounded Danish and they admired Denmark and its cul
