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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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