The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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 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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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