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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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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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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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