My brother in Hawaii sent me this a few days ago and it seems fitting for the holiday:
A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles in a year.
Another study found Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon.
Kind of makes you proud to be American.
And here’s a goofy cartoon from a pretty funny website:
This article appears in Jul 2-8, 2008.
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