Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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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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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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