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 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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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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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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