J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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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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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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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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In 1916, a US amendment was proposed to put all acts of war to a national vote. If you voted yes you would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
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