George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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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!
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