A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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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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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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