The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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In ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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