In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse, up from 35 percent in 1950 and 49 percent in 2000. In addition, married couples are also a minority in the US

4 in 10 U.S. children born in 2005 were out of wedlock.

Births among single mothers rose most dramatically among women in their 20s. Teen mothers were not responsible for the increase.

Married couples are the minority in the US!

The American Community Survey, released this month by the Census Bureau, found that 49.7% of the nation’s 111.1 million households in 2005 were made up of married couples — with and without children. Five years ago, 52% of US households were of married couples.

There are 2 million weddings every year in the US -- and the average price tag is $26,000!

On average, individuals in the industrialized world spend three hours each day watching television.

This is half of their leisure time, and more than on any single activity save work and sleep.

Children's TV programming is more violent than mainstream adult programming.

According to the Parents Television Council, children's programming contained an average of 6.3 instances of violence per hour, compared with 4.71 such incidents during prime-time programming -- these figures even exclude "cartoony" violence (when an anvil falls on Wile E. Coyote during a Looney Tunes cartoon)!

What's the fastest growing city in the United States according to the 2000 census? New York? LA? Houston? Philadelphia?

Nope, it's Las Vegas. While the nation holds a growth rate of 13%, Vegas checked in at a whopping 84%. (Sidenote: With only about 4 inches of rain a year, it's likely that the city will face major water issues in the years to come.)

40% of 12-14 year olds have cell phones

63% of Americans have cell phones.

In America, there are more shopping centers (47,000) than high schools, drawing $2 trillion in annual revenue.