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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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