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.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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Sales of the Guy Fawkes mask - used by protesters all over the world as a symbol of their fight against government corruption and corporate power - all go to Time Warner.
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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Of all things, Andrew Jackson's tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States!
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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