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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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