Grant owned one slave in his life, William Jones, whom he set free in 1859. Julia had the use of four of her father's slaves. These slaves were all free by 1863. In 1864, the Grants hired one of those former slaves, whose name was also Julia, as a paid nurse.
The Ball State study found that the average American adult was exposed to five hours and nine minutes of live TV each day, almost 15 minutes of TV via a DVR device and 2.4 minutes of video on the computer.
On average, American children (2-11) watch about 24 hours of TV a week, teens 12-17 watch about 20 hours, young adults 18-24 about 22, and adults 25 and up anywhere around 33+ hours. Its believed that the average American watches about 5 hours a day.