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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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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J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
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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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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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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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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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