The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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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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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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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