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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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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