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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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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Saint Augustine, Florida, is the oldest European settlement in North America.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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