Facts #5 Divorce

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1. There is one divorce every 36 seconds in America.

2. Marriages that result in divorce usually last eight years.

3. Americans who live together or get married at 18 have a 60% divorce rate. While people who've waited until they were 23 have a divorce rate of 30%.

4. Britney Spears holds the record for shortest marriage with Jason Alexander. It lasted only 55 hours.

5. Attending college, decreases your chance of divorce by 13%.

6. Oklahoma has the highest divorce rate.

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