There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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