The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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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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Former U.S. Congressman John Jenrette once had sex with his wife on the steps of the Capitol Building during a break in a late night Congressional session.
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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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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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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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No president of the United States was an only child.
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