Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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