When the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, received an alarming number of threatening letters, soon after her husband became President at the height of the Depression, the Secret Service insisted that she carry a pistol in her purse.

Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations.

The Caspian Sea is actually a lake.

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