Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
86
George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
144
Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
8
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.
35
Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
23
Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
259
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.
3
When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
40