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“Two bits ” is an American term for 25 cents. It comes from the British slang “bit.” For example, a British person might say “a threepenny bit.” The slang was adopted in the American Southwest to refer to the old Mexican real, which was worth 12 1/2 cents.
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Why is the sport of football also called soccer?
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What do the colors red, white, and blue symbolize in the American flag?
The colors of the American flag symbolize absolutely nothing. The colors red, white, and blue did not have specific meanings when the original Stars and Stripes flag was adopted in…
Where did the phrase “Bleeding Heart” come from?
You may have heard this saying, but don’t worry! It doesn’t mean that a person’s heart is bleeding; it only means that a person is extremely generous and giving to…
Why are there different money systems in the different countries?
When countries are formed, most prefer to form their own monetary system so that their economy is not dependent on the strength or weakness of some other country’s economy. Not…
Where did the term “Red Tape” come from?
In England in the 1600′s, bureaucrats used red cloth tape to bind bundles of legal paper. By the early 1800′s, “red tape” had come to stand for all the delays…