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 United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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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