“On January 16, 1919 the 18th Amendment, authorizing Prohibition, went into effect in the United States. The home of the free took a beating that day, and it opened the door for such mobster's as Al Capone to make $100,000,000 (100 million dollars) a year at a time when most folks made $1,000 a year.”

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In 1978, only eight percent of U.S. households had microwave ovens. As of 2006 over 80 percent have them.

The size of a typical American home has increased from 1100 to 1800 square feet over the past ten years.

Ninety-nine percent of the natural gas used in the United States comes from North America.