J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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No president of the United States was an only child.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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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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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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