America is a weird place when you think about it -and if you've never thought about it before, then this video might make you recognize just how weird it is. For example with all of our smart phones and internet use did you know 32 million Americans are illiterate? Or despite the fact that you always hear about the religious right America is actually getting less religious overall?
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9) High illiteracy rates are greatly inflated by the large number of immigrants, who don't even have English as their first language.
8) Levels of belief are commonly cyclical, this decline could easily turn around in a few years. The US is still by far the most religious 1st world country.
7) Apple only has more cash reserves (sitting around, doing nothing) than the Fed. The US Fed has an annual income of somewhere around 6 trillion USD... Apple does not.
5) It's increased life expectancy that has changed common causes of death. You won't likely die of cancer or heart disease if you're only going to live to 50 due to other causes, anyhow... They usually take longer than that to become critical.