Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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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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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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