John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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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 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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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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