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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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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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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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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