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 handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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