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President
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Was blind in his left eye due to an injury in a boxing match.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Did not have the most electoral votes, but still won because he was chosen by the House of Representatives.
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John Quincy Adams
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Was previously a teacher, a reporter, an insurance agent and the owner of “The Marion daily star”
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Warren Harding
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Talked to astronauts from the moon by radio telephone from the White House.
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Richard Nixon
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Donated his entire White House salary to charity.
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John Kennedy
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Enjoyed playing the saxophone.
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Bill Clinton
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Had a non-American capital city named after them.
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James Monroe
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Served two non-consecutive terms.
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Grover Cleveland
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Tried to persuade the public that the presidential hopeful was not actually an American citizen.
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Chester Arthur
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Only president to have a master of business Administration degree.
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George W. Bush
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Was an actor before president.
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Ronald Reagan
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Second of two presidents with an “s” as a middle name that does not stand for anything.
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Harry Truman
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Only president born in the US, but not the contiguous 48 states.
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Barack Obama
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The first republican president.
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Abraham Lincoln
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President who had the most children (15 children).
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John Tyler
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First president to ride in a car.
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William McKinley
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Only president to never attend school.
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Andrew Johnson
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President who served the least days in office.
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William Harrison
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Although we generally call him by a different first name, his first name was John and the name we usually use was his middle name.
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Calvin Coolidge
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First of two presidents with an “s” as a middle name that does not stand for anything.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Installed the first central heating system in the White House.
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Franklin Pierce
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Only president buried in Washington D.C
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Woodrow Wilson
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Grandson of a president that came far earlier than him.
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Benjamin Harrison
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Was nominated president by his party, but didn’t even realise that until he received a letter.
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Zachary Taylor
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Nearly died in World War II. He boarded a plane, then exited to use the restroom. When he came back, he boarded a different plane. The original plane was destroyed, but the second plane survived.
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Lyndon Johnson
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Became president of his college at the age of 26.
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James Garfield
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Shortest president.
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James Madison
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Oldest president at the time of their election.
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Donald Trump
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Youngest president to die by a natural cause.
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James Polk
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Youngest pilot in the navy when he served.
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George H.W. Bush
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His native language was Dutch.
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Martin Van Buren
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Won by just a single electoral vote.
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Rutherford Hayes
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Is the oldest president still alive.
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Jimmy Carter
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Was a miner before president and ended up being a self-made millionaire.
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Herbert Hoover
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Was the oldest president alive at the time of his election, lost the title when an older president was elected and reclaimed the title by outliving that president.
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William Taft
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died the same day as the previous president.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Only president to serve more than two terms (elected 4 times).
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Served as both president and Vice President, but wasn’t elected to either office.
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Gerald Ford
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First democratic president.
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Andrew Jackson
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Was the oldest lived president ever for 198 years, until a president surpassed his age rather recently.
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John Adams
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First president with a pilot’s license.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Only president who did not live in the White House.
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George Washington
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Only president to never marry.
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James Buchanan
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Installed the first kitchen stove and bathtub in the White House.
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Millard Fillmore
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