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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In 1916, a US amendment was proposed to put all acts of war to a national vote. If you voted yes you would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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