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America Facts
Here are some facts about this great nation:
- Longest continuous string of US Presidents born here
- Most Star Wars movies produced of any country
- Tied for most Space Shuttles invented
- Longer Canadian border than any other country
- Largest Hawaiian Island of any country
- 238 consecutive years of being the USA, the longest active streak
- Highest quality of Chuck Norris facts produced by any country
If you know any other facts, write them in the comments.
Published in General
John Wayne was America’s greatest President.
The Blues Brothers invented popular music. Their mission from God is ongoing.
Mardi Gras was born in at least 5 cities, independently.
Americans invented the first time machine. It was used to recover the original recipe for pizza, from before Italians ruined it.
The first burger was 3 lbs and cooked for Teddy Roosevelt, who ate it in one bite.
Peter Robinson coined the phrase “Tear down this wall!” ate age 12 when his mother blocked his view of Gloria Grahame on the television.
Television when Peter was 12, talk about time travel.
Screw the World Cup. We have the most Super Bowl wins of any country.
That is awesome, I laughed out loud.
Back to Back World War Champions.
(Not original, my kids saw it online.)
In his mother’s eyes, Peter is perpetually 12 years old.
Cagney. Bogart. Edward G. Robinson. Steve McQueen.
I’d go on, but it’d just be humiliating for the rest of the world.
“longest consecutive streak of U.S presidents born here.” Was ended by Barack Obama who was born in Kenya. Well according to Donald Trump. He seems credible.
Longest hitting streak of 56 games is held be American Joe Dimaggio.
Grand Funk Railroad is an American band.
Blondes have more fun.
This deserves some extra points.
Best Chuck Norris Fact:
Especially if they wear Ray-Bans.
Most states named Texas (yee-haw)!
Only in America:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwXxZF8GWEs
Four score and seven years ago plus seven score and ten the Veteran’s Administration wasn’t worth a Continental.
Only in America could Joe Biden be one brick short of being President.
Everyone in the world is a foreigner except Americans.
America is home to the loudest Alec Baldwin.
In our mothers’ eyes, we are all perpetually 12 years old.
More Americans produced here than in any other nation. This calls for a song:
If you took only the southern border of the Southern States and the eastern border of the Atlantic States and the western border of the Pacific States and the northern border of the northern States and laid them end to end, you could stretch that line entirely around the outer border of the country.
Now that’s big!
Most changes to national flag without actually becoming a different nation.
Longest Mississippi River.
Most towns named after capital cities of other nations.
Tallest Washington monument.
Great song! Can I buy it on iTunes? Not sure why that rude man punched him at the end though…
Only Casablanca ever made.
Most Dirty Harry movies ever. Made my day, that’s for sure.
Eastwood. Willis. Heston. Reagan (yes Ronald). Caan. Duvall. James Woods!
First (only?) colony to win its own independence against its mother country, England, at a time when its mother country was the most powerful country in the world.
I suppose that was supposed to be funny.
Two Death Stars destroyed in movies