Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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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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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 Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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