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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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