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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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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