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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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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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 US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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