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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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