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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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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No president of the United States was an only child.
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Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested during his term as President for running over an old lady with his horse, but the charges were later dropped.
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