The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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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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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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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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The Queen of England, who once enjoyed extensive powers and authority over almost the whole world, and despite all her present majesty and glory, is not allowed to enter the House of Commons simply because she is not its member!
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