Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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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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There was a pre-WWII movement called Technocracy, which held that scientists and engineers should take over the government and economy from politicians and economists. The leader of the movement was known as the Great Engineer.
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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Kim Jong-il is only 5' 2'' tall. He wears four-inch lifts in his shoes to compensate for his short stature.
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