In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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