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TOP 15 Obscure Facts You Didn't Know About U.S. Presidents Vol-1
1. George Washington -
Washington was an ultra-successful liquor distributor in the new country. He made rye whiskey, apple brandy and peach brandy in his Mount Vernon distillery.
2. John Adams -
Adams and Thomas Jefferson were close friends and correspondents — but they also had a bit of a rivalry. Adams' dying words were, "Thomas Jefferson survives," unaware that he had died hours earlier. In another shocker, both died on July 4, 1826.
3. Thomas Jefferson -
Jefferson and John Adams paid a visit to William Shakespeare's home in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1786. There, they chipped off a piece from Shakespeare's chair as a souvenir.
4. James Madison -
James Madison was Princeton University's first graduate student.
5. James Monroe -
Monrovia, the capital of the Liberia, is named after James Monroe. He supported the American Colonization Society in its work to create a home for freed slaves in Liberia.
6. John Quincy Adams -
During his presidency, John Quincy Adams enjoyed skinny-dipping
in the Potomac River in the early mornings.
7. Andrew Jackson -
Jackson was involved in as many as 100 duels, most of which were fought to defend the honor of his wife, Rachel. He was shot in the chest in a duel in 1806 and took a bullet in the arm in a bar fight with Missouri Sen. Thomas Hart Benton in 1813.
8. Martin Van Buren -
Van Buren's nickname was "Old Kinderhook" because he was raised in Kinderhook, N.Y. A popular theory states that the term "O.K." is derived from the O.K. clubs that sprung up to support his campaign.
9. William H. Harrison -
Democrats ran a smear campaign during Harrison's campaign that tried to cast him as an out-of-touch old fogey who would rather "sit in his log cabin, drinking hard cider" than run the country. Harrison one-upped the haters by adopting the log cabin and hard cider as campaign symbols. He even commissioned bottles of hard cider shaped like log cabins.
10. John Tyler -
John Tyler had 15 children, more than any other president. Two of his grandsons are still alive today. One of Tyler's children, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, born in 1853, fathered Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. in 1924 and Harrison Ruffin Tyler in 1928.
11. James K. Polk -
Here's one for the underdogs. James Polk, nicknamed "Young Hickory," was America's first dark horse presidential candidate. He was considered a Plan B after the more likely choice, Martin Van Buren, failed to secure the party's nomination.
12. Zachary Taylor -
Zachary Taylor was a tough guy — a major general in the U.S. Army and hero of the Mexican-American War. But oddly enough, what brought him down in the end was a glass of milk and some cherries that he enjoyed on July 4, 1850. The cherries were likely contaminated with bacteria that caused his death by cholera five days later.
13. Millard Fillmore -
Millard Fillmore lived the dream of many a teenage schoolboy. Fillmore's first wife, Abigail Powers, was his teacher while he was a 19-year-old student at the New Hope Academy in New York.
14. Franklin Pierce -
Pierce had a tough time guiding the nation and perhaps an even tougher time guiding his horse. During his presidency, Pierce was arrested for running over a woman with his horse. Charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence.
15. James Buchanan -
James Buchanan regularly bought slaves in Washington, D.C. and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania.*********************************************************************************************************************
Friday, February 14, 2020
14 Valentine’s Day Fun Facts
#1. Love is like a box of chocolate
Well... I guess it is kinda true! Because every year on or around valentine's day, more than 36 million heart shaped boxes of chocolates are sold across the country.
#2. How much??
Sorry in-advance to all men.. Because it looks like you’ll be spending twice as much as women this year on gifts. The average man spends $130 on Valentine’s Day, while as of 2019 records and before women spend about $70.
#3. Man's best friend or Man's main squeeze
Don’t forget about your pets! Yep as of the records from the 2010s. Every February, around 9 million people buy their pets a Valentine’s Day gift. Where are the heart shaped bones?
#4. Hallmarks rejoice
Hard to believe in some ways that February 14th is the second largest card giving day of the year, just after Christmas. This year, it’s expected that 1 billion cards will be exchanged around the world.
#5. Valentines
Teachers are the big winner in this category. Because its teachers who receive the most Valentine’s Day cards, followed by kids, mothers, wives and girlfriends.
#6. The hallmark holiday
We have heard the term of that's a hallmark holiday. Well its true!! Hallmark was one of the first to mass produce a Valentine’s Day card, all the way back in 1913.
#7. It's All Good!
Let's be honest from the survey, more than one-third of men are comfortable not receiving anything from a lover on Valentine’s Day.
#8. Flower Power
It’s estimated that the U.S. alone is going to spend $3.3 billion on flowers for loved ones this year. It's the easy way to survive this holiday!!
#9. Valentine vs MOM
This has been the longest grudge match for some time but the only other day that beats Valentine’s Day in floral sales is Mother’s Day.
#10. Fun fact for a fun fact list
Would you believe that young people are leading the trend in floral sales? In 2016, 63% of floral-buying households were under the age of 35.
#11. It has some pretty dark roots.
Historians believe Valentine's Day actually began in Ancient Rome as a pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia, with the celebration dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, and Roman founders Romulus and Remus. According to History.com, the day was celebrated with activities that included sacrificing animals and whipping women with animal skins until they bled, signifying their fertility.
#12. In the 1300s, it officially became a holiday associated with love and romance.
The holiday was Christianized — no more animal sacrifices! — when the
Roman Pope Gelasius officially declared the date of February 14 "St.
Valentine's Day." The day then became associated with love because many
believed that birds started their mating season on February 14.
#13. Saint Valentine wasn't just one person.
In fact, he might have been two or three. But the most common "founder" of Valentine's Day was the Saint Valentine who defied Emperor Claudius II. At the time, Claudius had banned marriage because he thought it distracted young soldiers. Valentine felt a bit differently — he illegally married couples until he was caught. After he was sentenced to his death, young couples would visit his cell and give him flowers and cards. And the day he actually died? February 14. Allegedly. But there have been multiple St. Valentines throughout history, including a bishop and one Pope (he only served for 40 days in 827 A.D.).
#14. The first valentine was sent in the 15th century.
The oldest record of a valentine being sent, according to History.com, was a poem written by a French medieval duke named Charles to his wife in 1415. Charles penned this sweet note to his lover while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London at just 21 years old. One of the lines in the poem? "I am already sick of love, My very gentle Valentine." Swoon!
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