In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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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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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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