Happy 4th of July!

To Celebrate the 4th of July, it seemed fitting to include some random, but interesting facts about this beloved land we call the U.S.A.


1. 1 out of every 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online


2. Passports issued by the US after January 1, 2007 have always-on radio frequency identification chips


3. The state motto of Alaska is "north to the future"


4. The former vice-president Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones were roommates at Harvard


5. 90% of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants (...shocker)


6. During a lifetime an American Man will spend about 3,500 hours shaving? (As opposed to the Canadians and French who spend only 2,600 hours....What is up with this stat?


7. The twin towers of World Trade Center in New York had 208 elevators



8. New York City has 722 miles of subway track


9. Americans file about 70000 lawsuits every single day



10. Americans consume an average of about 67 pounds of sugar each in a year

A Photo Treasure

Every so often you come across a picture that moves you in such a profound way you just have to pass it along.

I wanted to pass this treasure along to all of you. There is something inexplicable, yet deeply American about this picture.