J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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The Queen of England, who once enjoyed extensive powers and authority over almost the whole world, and despite all her present majesty and glory, is not allowed to enter the House of Commons simply because she is not its member!
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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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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No president of the United States was an only child.
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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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