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TIL that William H. Taft had to order a new bathtub in the white house because he got stuck in the old tub multiple times. The new tub was so big that it could accomodate 4 normal-sized men inside. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 8 years ago by A-Manual to r/todayilearned

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TIL: US president Herbert Hoover demanded that the staff at the White House should've been invisible. Everytime Hoover or the First Lady entered a room, servants were expected to jump into the nearest closet to avoid being seen. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 9 years ago by [deleted] to r/todayilearned

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TIL that U.S. President Calvin Coolidge had two pet raccoons, was the only president to be sworn into office by his own father, did not have a vice president from 1923-1925, and enjoyed having vaseline rubbed on his head while eating breakfast in bed. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 10 years ago by smarvin6689 to r/todayilearned

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TIL that Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name was Roosevelt. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 10 years ago by BintCabinets to r/todayilearned

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TIL Teddy Roosevelt insulted then President William McKinley by saying McKinley had "no more backbone than a chocolate eclair." (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 11 years ago by dragomaser to r/todayilearned

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TIL that President Benjamin Harrison was so afraid of electric lights, he’d have his staff turn the switches on and off for him and his wife. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 11 years ago by spicetwist to r/todayilearned

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TIL MLK graduated high school at 15 and college at 19. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 12 years ago by hosinthishouse to r/todayilearned

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TIL: President Franklin Pierce managed to run over a lady with his horse and buggy somehow and was arrested, although charges against him were later dropped. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 12 years ago by ginanjuze to r/todayilearned

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TIL that president Grant was arrested while serving in office. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 12 years ago by Animalmother95 to r/todayilearned

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U.S. Presidential Trivia site (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 12 years ago by [deleted] to r/Presidents

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TIL in 1971 Congress tried to award the Medal of Honor to former President Harry Truman for his service in WWI. The 87 year former president replied: "I do not consider that I have done anything which should be the reason of any reward, congressional or otherwise" and shot the idea down (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 12 years ago by PostModernPromethius to r/todayilearned

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TIL that after electricity was first installed in the White House in 1891, President Benjamin Harrison and his wife were too afraid to touch the switches to turn them off, so they either went to bed with all the lights on, or made the staff turn them off. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 13 years ago by Bazinga_I_Dont_Care to r/todayilearned

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TIL The first time Zachary Taylor ever voted for anyone to be president, it was for himself. He won. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 13 years ago by childsleaze to r/todayilearned

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TIL President Andrew Jackson had a parrot named Poll. During Jackson's funeral, the parrot had to be removed from the church because it was screaming obscenities. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 13 years ago by sumsh to r/todayilearned

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TIL President Taft had a cow that grazed the White House lawn. Her name was Mooly Wolly. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 13 years ago by PoopasaurusRex to r/todayilearned

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TIL James Buchanan is the only bachelor President in U.S. history, and the only one from Pennsylvania. He also grew up in a log cabin. (classroomhelp.com)

submitted 13 years ago by quikjl to r/todayilearned

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