Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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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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