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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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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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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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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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 city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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