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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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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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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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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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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