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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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