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At his inauguration, George Washington only had 1 tooth. At different times, he wore dentures. What were his dentures made of?
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Human or animal teeth; ivory; lead - never wood
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A female reporter wanted to get an interview with this President but he refused because she was a woman. Every morning, he would swim naked in the Potomac River. One morning, she sat on his clothes and wouldn’t move until she got the interview. She did. Who was the President?
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John Quincy Adams
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After his inauguration, this President went back to the house for dinner but there were no more seats left. No one offered him a seat but after a while, the wife of a Kentucky senator asked him if he wanted to sit. He nicely said no.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Which President was the 1st to survive an assassination attempt? An unemployed house painter, Richard Lawrence, fired a pistol at him but it misfired. The 2nd pistol did the same. He then ran after Lawrence and beat him with his cane.
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Andrew Jackson
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Which President and his wife spoke Dutch at home?
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Martin van Buren
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Which President got his nomination for President late because he refused to accept any letters that had him pay postage due?
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Zachary Taylor
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After leaving office, who was so poor he was unable to pay a bill for $1.25 until he sold his corn crop?
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John Tyler
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What did Franklin Pierce die from?
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Cirrhosis of the liver - he drank a lot
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Which President did not know how to read, write and do math until his wife taught him?
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Andrew Johnson
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What did Ulysses S. Grant die from? What did he do during his life that caused this?
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Throat cancer - he smoked 7-10 cigars a day
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Which President said, “I may be President of the United States, but my private life is nobody’s damned business?”
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Chester A. Arthur
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This President raised a flock of sheep on the White House lawn. The sheep would cut the grass and the wool helped raise money for the Red Cross during World War I.
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Woodrow Wilson
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This President wanted his servants in the White House to work but he didn’t want to see them. When he walked into a room, the maids would have to hide behind furniture or jump into closets so he wouldn’t see them.
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Calvin Coolidge
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Which President was paralyzed from polio? He served his Presidency in a wheelchair.
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FDR - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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What does the S stand for in Harry S. Truman?
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Nothing
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