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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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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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Of all things, Andrew Jackson's tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States!
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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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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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