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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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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