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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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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