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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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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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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