One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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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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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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