There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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