In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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