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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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