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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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
13
In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
5
American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
7
50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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