56 Most Amazing Things About America Today

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21. US flag

The current iteration of the American flag was designed by a high school student.

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22. Second Amendment

There are more guns than people in the United States — about 101 for every 100 people, according to some estimates. The country with the next highest ownership rate is Serbia, where there are 58 guns for every 100 people.

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23. German influence

Approximately 43 million Americans identify as ancestrally German, more than any other nationality.

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24. Imperial system of measurement

The United States is one of only three countries that have not officially switched to the metric system. Liberia and Burma are the other two.

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25. Job tenure

The typical wage or salary worker in the United States has been with his or her current employer for 4.2 years.