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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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There was a pre-WWII movement called Technocracy, which held that scientists and engineers should take over the government and economy from politicians and economists. The leader of the movement was known as the Great Engineer.
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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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No president of the United States was an only child.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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