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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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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