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 a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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