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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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