According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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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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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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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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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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