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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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