Of all things, Andrew Jackson's tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States!
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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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In 2005, the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” and it was made of smoked reindeer.
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No president of the United States was an only child.
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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There was a pre-WWII movement called Technocracy, which held that scientists and engineers should take over the government and economy from politicians and economists. The leader of the movement was known as the Great Engineer.
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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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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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