Each year a multitude of facts about the United States and its people is released as the "Statistical Abstract of the United States." Here are some facts I found interesting:
1. More people are injured on toilets than in skiing or snowboarding accidents.
2. Student loans have tripled since 1982.
3. Utah has the highest percentage of homes with internet access (82%), while Missouri has the lowest (57%).
4. Airport security agents seized 11,908 box cutters from people boarding airplanes.
5. Liquor stores outnumber bookstores by 3 to 1. The average household spends $100 annually on reading materials and $2,504 on other forms of entertainment.
6 . Book club members (5.7 million) are outnumbered by avid birdwatchers (5.8 million).
Ralph
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