From Washington to Biden: 46 strange facts about the 46 Presidents of the United States

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From Washington to Biden​

When George Washington was elected in 1789, France had a king, China was ruled by an emperor and the Holy Roman Empire ruled a good part of Europe. Now, over 230 years later, the world has changed quite a bit, but the office of the President of the United States still remains. Here are 46 fun and curious facts about each person that has held the position so far.

 

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George Washington didn't sleep here​

Despite being the namesake of several higher education institutions and the US capital, George Washington never attended college and is the only US president to never have lived in Washington, DC.

 

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John Adams gave up the ghost on the 4th of July​

John Adams and his friend and successor Thomas Jefferson died on the same day: July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Adams’s final words were “Thomas Jefferson survives”, not knowing his fellow founding father had died a few hours earlier.
In the image: A painting representing Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence.

 

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Thomas Jefferson and the first government cheese​

The town of Cheshire, Massachusetts gave Thomas Jefferson a 1,235-pound (560 kg) cheese as a gift in 1802. Known as the Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, it was transported by sleigh and boat and remained in the White House for over two years.

 

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James Madison was a little big man​

The Father of the Bill of Rights was the shortest US President so far, with a height of only 5 ft 4 (163 centimeters).

 

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James Monroe, political disagreements and fire tongs​

The man behind the Monroe Doctrine, seen....... here standing in this 1912 painting, once had to defend himself with fire tongs after a disagreement with his Secretary of Treasury, William Crawford (second to the left).

 

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John Quincy Adams had his Kodak moment​

The son of John Adams, he was the first US president to be photographed, as seen here.

 

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Andrew Jackson owned a potty-mouthed parrot​

Andrew Jackson had a propensity for swearing, which rubbed off to his pet parrot. When Old Hickory died in 1845, guests tried to ignore the bird’s colorful outbursts during the funeral service at his home.

 

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Martin Van Buren sprak Nederlands​

Born in a Dutch-speaking community in New York, the eighth US president is the only one so far to have English as his secondary language.

 

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From Washington to Biden​

When George Washington was elected in 1789, France had a king, China was ruled by an emperor and the Holy Roman Empire ruled a good part of Europe. Now, over 230 years later, the world has changed quite a bit, but the office of the President of the United States still remains. Here are 46 fun and curious facts about each person that has held the position so far.

From 1700s these US leaders were bastards opium traders in China in opium trade in China... they were bankrupt beggar from 1700s.... they were criminals dealers in opium drugs in China... imperialist and 1st communist country in the world....

 

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William Henry Harrison pioneered the political rally​

Harrison pioneered in many elements of modern presidential campaigns, with rallies full of songs, hard cider, and a log cabin he used to portray himself as a “man of the people”. It didn’t do much for him, since he died of pneumonia three weeks after being sworn in.

 

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John Tyler and the Confederate Flag​

Tyler was the first Vice President to be sworn in as President of the United States. A supporter of the Confederacy, he passed away before the end of the Civil War and was buried with a casket draped by the Confederate flag instead of an American flag.

 

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James K. Polk was a one and done​

Nicknamed the Napoleon of the Stump for his oratory skills, Polk was the first US president not to seek reelection after finishing his term.

 

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Zachary Taylor, poisoned?​

Taylor suddenly passed after serving a year as president. Long before there were JFK conspiracy theories, there’s been speculation for over 150 years whether Taylor was poisoned.

 

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Millard Fillmore and his love of books​

Millard Fillmore’s father supposedly owned only three books: a Bible, a hymnbook, and an almanac. However, his presidential son was a bibliophile who would carry a dictionary with him all the time and personally helped to fight a fire in the Library of Congress.

 

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Franklin Pierce and the Christmas tree​

Franklin Pierce was the first US President to place a Christmas tree in the White House.

 

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James Buchanan had a different kind of special relationship​

James Buchanan has been the only bachelor president to date, although his intimate friendship with Alabama politician William Rufus King has been a source of speculation for over 150 years.
Pictured: James Buchanan (fourth from the left) and his cabinet in 1856.

 

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Abraham Lincoln and the Secret Service​

Honest Abe signed the decree that created the US Secret Service on April 14, 1865. The very same day of his assassination.

 

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Andrew Johnson, a tailor-made president​

Andrew Johnson never had any formal education and run a successful tailoring business before entering politics. He continued making his own clothes, even as president.