Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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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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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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