President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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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 1916, a US amendment was proposed to put all acts of war to a national vote. If you voted yes you would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
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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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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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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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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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