random Fun U.S. facts! (for the kids)

In 1860, in southern States, slaves typically numbered about 30% or more of the total population. In South Carolina and Mississippi, slaves OUTNUMBERED non-slaves.

In Kansas there were 107,206 people, 2 of them were slaves. Imagine being those two... like winning the Opposite Lottery.

1 out of every 50 people in the U.S. died in the U.S. Civil War... around 700,000 deaths.

Present day:
1 out of every 100,000   59,000 Americans have died in the current Iraq/Afghanistan wars (as of August 2009).

That is 5,136 people in total. It's no wonder that people are clamoring for an end to the extreme bloodshed. In that same period, about 270,000 Americans died in traffic accidents. Not many Americans are calling for an end to traffic violence or an end to driving in general because that would inconvenience us far too much. How would we drive through the fast food lane and load up on McDeath?

Guns are more dangerous when pointed toward another person.

Killing and/or dominating other people is still a popular sport despite the pain and suffering it brings to all parties involved.

French fries are dangerous when shoved into your face-hole. They are far less dangerous when only rubbed all over your torso while listening to ABBA's Dancing Queen.

Cars are still, by a wide margin, the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction created so far *.


* - unless you count tobacco, refined white sugar, high fructose corn syrup and sharp pointed sticks.