10 Interesting Facts About The United States America

1. Barack Obama has won two Grammys

The former president Barack Obama has won two Grammy Awards, both in the 'Best Spoken Word Album' category. First in 2006 for Dreams of My Father and second in 2008 for The Audacity of Hope.
The other US Presidents have won this award: Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, along with spoken recordings of John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Source

2. Babies born to unmarried mother...

In 2015, 3,977,745 babies were born in the America, 1,600,208 of them (40.2%) were born to unmarried mother. That makes 2015 the eighth straight year that 40% of the babies born in the United States were born to unmarried women. Source

3. 30% of world’s waste

Americans constitute less than 5% of the world's population, but produce roughly 25% of the world’s Carbon Dioxide, and generate approximately 30% of world’s waste. Source

4. What is the name of Los Angeles?

The original name of Los Angeles is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula" (in English, "town of our lady the Queen of Angels of the River Porciúncula"). Source

5. More guns than people

The Washington Post estimated that there are 357 million guns in USA while there’s only 317 million people. That’s approx.112.6 guns per 100 people. Source
6. What is snack food of the  Illinois?

Popcorn is the official snack food of the State of Illinois. Source

7. Tallest mountain is actually located in America

If you measure from base to peak, Mount Everest is not the tallest mountain in the world. Mt. Everest is tallest Mountain from Sea Level. So that title actually belongs to Mauna Kea, located on the Island of Hawaii. The base of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, is about 6000 m below sea level, and the summit is about 4,205m above sea level. So the total height is about 10,210m, nearly a mile taller than Mount Everest. Source

8. Highest temperature recorded on Earth

The world record for hottest temperature is 56.7 °C recorded on 10th July, 1913 at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California, USA. Source

9. World's top natural gas producer

Th United States has been the world's top producer of natural gas since 2009. Source

10. Mayor Dog

In May 2017, Dog elected as Cormorant town mayor in Minnesota, USA for fourth term in a row. Source