In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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