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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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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