The seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson did not know how to read until he was 17 years old.

Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

Gillette spent $1,000,000 to place razor samples in the welcome bags handed out at a Democratic National Convention, only to have them confiscated as they were considered a threat. This caused huge delays at all security checkpoints.

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