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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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