Results: This survey is about the USA, a country that is sometimes underestimated and misunderstood by the rest of the world and even by some Americans.
Published on 05/17/2025
Americans can frustrate me at times. From what I have observed, Americans are more "bottom line" people and are less focused on what it takes to get there. They have a loosely defined "American Dream" that seems to require an addiction to money to achieve it. They know what they want, they want to pay as little as possible to get it, and they want it NOW. This makes the US the economic powerhouse we see on TV and in movies. Here are some facts about the US that even Americans might not know.
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Here are some less well known facts about the US. Which of them do you find interesting?
Unlike Canada that has two official languages (English and French), the US doesn't have an official language, and attempts to declare English as such have failed in Congress.
36%
713 votes
While it's unlikely Spanish will completely overtake English as the dominant language in the U.S., projections suggest the US will have more Spanish speakers than any other country by 2050.
29%
583 votes
While many Hispanics are likely to learn English as they integrate into American society, the number of Spanish speakers, particularly those who speak it as their primary language, is expected to increase significantly. potentially reaching 138 million by 2050.
29%
576 votes
Not Interested
41%
814 votes
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Many things in the US are bigger (and some say better) than anywhere else. Here are some facts where size matters, even if it is just to make it interesting. Which ones do you like?
Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake with a surface area of 32,000 square miles – about the size of Maine. It holds 3 quadrillion gallons or 10 per cent of all the fresh water in the world. That's enough to cover both North and South America under 30 centimetres of water.
46%
923 votes
Alaska's long summer days contribute to the growth of exceptionally large vegetables, including a record-breaking 94-pound cabbage.
40%
805 votes
Monowi, Nebraska, is an officially incorporated town with a population of one, and the mayor is also the librarian and bartender. The entire town of Whittier, Alaska, lives under one roof. They should visit each other.
30%
596 votes
Not Interested
34%
681 votes
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Here are some more facts about the USA. Which of them do you find interesting?
The Liberty Bell is one of US's most iconic artifacts but it has a "spelling mistake" in the word "Pennsylvania" It is spelled incorrectly by today's standards, but in an accepted form of spelling at the time the bell was engraved. The bell was made in the same place as the equally iconic Big Ben in London!
41%
822 votes
America is the only country in the world that has all of the Earth's five climate zones. Travel around the US and you could encounter dry, tropical, temperate, continental, and polar climates.
45%
902 votes
As the birthplace of bourbon and the makers of 95 per cent of the world's bourbon supply, it makes sense that Kentucky has more bourbon barrels than people. But these bourbon barrels outnumber the population by more than two million! That's a lot.
32%
634 votes
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33%
659 votes
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Here are the final three facts about the USA. Which of them do you find interesting?
Even if you work from home or in a high rise office tower, your office space might be cramped. You'd probably find some room in the Pentagon. The headquarters of the US Department of Defense is the largest office building in the world by floor area.
30%
602 votes
Americans love their pizza – so much so, that they collectively eat 100 acres of pizza every day. That's around 300 billion pizzas a year. The most popular time to order pizza is around the Super Bowl. Now that's American!
43%
862 votes
Big cities and regions have their own style of pizza: Chicago Deep-Dish, New York Style, Detroit Pizza, St Louis-Style, and New England Beach Pizza are just a few different varieties!
34%
685 votes
Not Interested
36%
712 votes
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