In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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