Monday, February 20, 2012
Fun Facts About Our Presidents
-- George Washington didn't actually chop down a cherry tree; it was a human being.
-- Herbert Hoover boasted what was, at the time, the largest collection of beanie babies in the continental United States.
-- Chester A. Arthur was kind of a dick.
-- Millard Fillmore was romantically linked with Jennifer Aniston while filming an ill-fated live-action adaptation of The Snorks.
-- Calvin Coolidge hated the nickname "Silent Cal;" he preferred to be known as "Boner."
-- Abraham Lincoln did not read the Emancipation Proclamation when it was issued and, years later, was surprised to be told it did not provide for half price appetizers at Applebees.
-- Grover Cleveland had a ginormous dong.
-- Jimmy Carter was unaware that it was even possible for a president to serve a second term until three days after he had lost his reelection bid; he had been operating under the mistaken impression that he was running for Miss Hawaiian Tropic.
-- George H.W. Bush chose his vice president on a dare.
-- Contrary to popular opinion, Thomas Jefferson was not actually the star of TV's The Jeffersons.
-- William Henry Harrison was actually elected on a platform of dying in office within 30 days.
-- James A. Garfield was well known for hating Mondays, loving lasagna, and feuding with his adorable puppy pal Odie.
-- Despite all of his accomplishments and the help of his therapist, Dwight D. Eisenhower never learned to truly like Ike.
-- George Washington didn't actually chop down a cherry tree; it was a human being.
-- Herbert Hoover boasted what was, at the time, the largest collection of beanie babies in the continental United States.
-- Chester A. Arthur was kind of a dick.
-- Millard Fillmore was romantically linked with Jennifer Aniston while filming an ill-fated live-action adaptation of The Snorks.
-- Calvin Coolidge hated the nickname "Silent Cal;" he preferred to be known as "Boner."
-- Abraham Lincoln did not read the Emancipation Proclamation when it was issued and, years later, was surprised to be told it did not provide for half price appetizers at Applebees.
-- Grover Cleveland had a ginormous dong.
-- Jimmy Carter was unaware that it was even possible for a president to serve a second term until three days after he had lost his reelection bid; he had been operating under the mistaken impression that he was running for Miss Hawaiian Tropic.
-- George H.W. Bush chose his vice president on a dare.
-- Contrary to popular opinion, Thomas Jefferson was not actually the star of TV's The Jeffersons.
-- William Henry Harrison was actually elected on a platform of dying in office within 30 days.
-- James A. Garfield was well known for hating Mondays, loving lasagna, and feuding with his adorable puppy pal Odie.
-- Despite all of his accomplishments and the help of his therapist, Dwight D. Eisenhower never learned to truly like Ike.
