In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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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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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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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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