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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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