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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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