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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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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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested during his term as President for running over an old lady with his horse, but the charges were later dropped.
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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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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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