Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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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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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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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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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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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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