Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested during his term as President for running over an old lady with his horse, but the charges were later dropped.
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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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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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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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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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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