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John Philip Souza didn't invent anything, but his father invented the fraudulent enlistment.

When Souza was thirteen years old, his father got him enlisted in the Marine Corps so he wouldn't join a circus band. Boot Camp is bad enough when you're 18--can you imagine doing it at the age of 13?

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