Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but Al

Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but Al
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
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ISBN-10 : 9780399537431
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Download or read book Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but Al written by Stephen Spignesi and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wild—but true!—facts will show you a whole other side of our nation’s leaders: • Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist. • Martin Van Buren wore pistols in the Senate chamber in case things got too rowdy. • Franklin Pierce ran over a woman with his horse while in office and was arrested, but was released when the police realized he was the president. • James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other. • Dwight D. Eisenhower’s nickname for his staff driver was “Private Parts.” • Barack Obama can bench press 200 pounds.


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