J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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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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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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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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Sales of the Guy Fawkes mask - used by protesters all over the world as a symbol of their fight against government corruption and corporate power - all go to Time Warner.
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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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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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