Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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Kim Jong-il is only 5' 2'' tall. He wears four-inch lifts in his shoes to compensate for his short stature.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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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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Of all things, Andrew Jackson's tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States!
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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