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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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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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