Although everyone knows the Secret Service guards the President, they usually don't know that the official job of the Secret Service is to guard currency. They are employees of the treasury department.
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Other random musings...
The children's song 'Ring around the Rosy' is about the Plague.
George S. Patton competed in the 1912 Olympics in Modern Pentathalon. He placed 5th in the individual overall and did not place at all in the sabre portion of the competition.
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