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Donald Trump’s family name was originally Drumpf or Drumpft and was changed just after the Thirty Years’ War in the 1600s.

Did you know that in Spanish, "Las Vegas" translates to mean "the meadows"?

Hawaii 2 consists of just six acres of land, and is located in St. George Lake, Maine, USA.

Did you know that in the 1800s Black Friday was used to describe stock markets crashing?

Did you know that Hawaii was the first state to ban plastic bags? That's not all - both snakes and billboards are banned too!

On St. Patrick's Day in 1948, the world's smallest park was officially dedicated to the town of Portland, Oregon.

There's a certain way you have to ride an elevator in New York. Doing so in a way they haven't mandated is technically illegal.

Did you know that the LDS church was founded by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830?

Did you know that in France, it would take 10 months to earn the U.S. minimum wage?

Although George Washington was the first American millionaire, he had to borrow $1,500 in 1789 to travel for his inauguration.

In 2006, Barack Obama won a Grammy in the Best Spoken Word category for his readings of his autobiography.

Less than 5% of the American population is wealthy, while 35% are considered working middle class.