In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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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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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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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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