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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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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Kim Jong-il is only 5' 2'' tall. He wears four-inch lifts in his shoes to compensate for his short stature.
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No president of the United States was an only child.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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