Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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