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Old 01-06-2009
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Strange but true

Here are a few facts I thought were interesting.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
> John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
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> Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
> John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
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> Both were particularly concerne d with civil rights.
> Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
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> Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
> Both Presidents were shot in the head
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> Now it gets really weird.
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> Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
> Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .
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> Both were assassinated by Southerners.
> Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
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> Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
> Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
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> John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.
> Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
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> Both assassins were known by their three names.
> Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
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> Now hang on to your seat.
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> Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
> Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'
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> Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
> Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a
> theater.
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> Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
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> And here's the kicker...
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> A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
> A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
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But Lincoln was an evil republican and kennedy was a god-like democrat. so what's your point?
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