Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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Sales of the Guy Fawkes mask - used by protesters all over the world as a symbol of their fight against government corruption and corporate power - all go to Time Warner.
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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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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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No president of the United States was an only child.
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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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