No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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No president of the United States was an only child.
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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 Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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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.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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