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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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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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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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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