In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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The Queen of England, who once enjoyed extensive powers and authority over almost the whole world, and despite all her present majesty and glory, is not allowed to enter the House of Commons simply because she is not its member!
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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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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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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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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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