The Queen of England, who once enjoyed extensive powers and authority over almost the whole world, and despite all her present majesty and glory, is not allowed to enter the House of Commons simply because she is not its member!
72
George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
114
No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
51
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.
10
John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
31
J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
26
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.
3
President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
4