The U.S. ranks 2nd in pork production

According to pig-international.com, the United States produced 9,390,000 tons of pork in 2005, which made it rank second in that category. China ranked first, producing 49,685,000 tons of pork.

The U.S. ranks 10th in teachers’ salaries

According to the most recent data available from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the top teacher salary for secondary teachers in the United States in 1999 was $48,037, making the U.S. rank tenth in that category. Switzerland ranked first, with a top teacher salary of $73,946. The OECD mean salary in that category was $41,366.