No president of the United States was an only child.
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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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In 2005, the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” and it was made of smoked reindeer.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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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Former U.S. Congressman John Jenrette once had sex with his wife on the steps of the Capitol Building during a break in a late night Congressional session.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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