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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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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