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 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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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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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