Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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