Tuesday, July 05, 2005
American History Pfun Pfacts
-- Betsy Ross' original flag design also featured red hearts and green clovers.
-- Although better known for his stovepipe hat, Abraham Lincoln favored a full sombrero and leather chaps on formal occasions.
-- The Civil War never actually happened; it was created by Ken Burns and PBS for a 1993 pledge drive.
-- In addition to the light bulb, Thomas Edison also invented an early form of hip hop dance.
-- Christopher Columbus did not set out to discover North America; he was just "running down to the Target for some toilet paper."
-- John Adams appointed a magical leprechaun to head the Treasury Department in 1798.
-- Native Americans actually liked having their land taken away.
-- The Declaration of Independence was originally conceived of as a senior will for the class of 1776; an early draft leaves Ben Franklin "a pair of pants, so he can stop scaring the servants."
-- When writing The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key consulted frequently with Kelly Clarkson.
-- Andrew Jackson was an ass man.
-- The Teapot Domes Scandal was just as boring as it sounds.
-- George Washington wrote romance novels under the pen name Esther Trueblood.
-- Alexander Hamilton's father was a cold and distant man, who never once said "I love you."
-- Betsy Ross' original flag design also featured red hearts and green clovers.
-- Although better known for his stovepipe hat, Abraham Lincoln favored a full sombrero and leather chaps on formal occasions.
-- The Civil War never actually happened; it was created by Ken Burns and PBS for a 1993 pledge drive.
-- In addition to the light bulb, Thomas Edison also invented an early form of hip hop dance.
-- Christopher Columbus did not set out to discover North America; he was just "running down to the Target for some toilet paper."
-- John Adams appointed a magical leprechaun to head the Treasury Department in 1798.
-- Native Americans actually liked having their land taken away.
-- The Declaration of Independence was originally conceived of as a senior will for the class of 1776; an early draft leaves Ben Franklin "a pair of pants, so he can stop scaring the servants."
-- When writing The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key consulted frequently with Kelly Clarkson.
-- Andrew Jackson was an ass man.
-- The Teapot Domes Scandal was just as boring as it sounds.
-- George Washington wrote romance novels under the pen name Esther Trueblood.
-- Alexander Hamilton's father was a cold and distant man, who never once said "I love you."
