Kim Jong-il is only 5' 2'' tall. He wears four-inch lifts in his shoes to compensate for his short stature.
44
Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
22
In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
3
Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
259
The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
32
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.
3
Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
86
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!
72