Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested during his term as President for running over an old lady with his horse, but the charges were later dropped.
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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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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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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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