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.
11
The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
117
Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
13
Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
155
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
2
Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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