In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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