John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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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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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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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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