In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. updated.

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

The day after President George W. Bush was reelected in 2004, Canada's main immigration website had 115,000 visitors. Before Bush's re-election, this site averaged about 20,000 visitors each day.

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