J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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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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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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No president of the United States was an only child.
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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