In ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
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Of all things, Andrew Jackson's tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States!
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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Former U.S. Congressman John Jenrette once had sex with his wife on the steps of the Capitol Building during a break in a late night Congressional session.
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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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Sales of the Guy Fawkes mask - used by protesters all over the world as a symbol of their fight against government corruption and corporate power - all go to Time Warner.
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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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