In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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