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 retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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