One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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