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US president Calvin “Silent Cal” Coolidge…

January 22, 2021Weirdo

US president Calvin “Silent Cal” Coolidge used to buzz for his secret service and then would hide under his desk while they frantically searched for him.

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During the Cold War, the USA tried to intimidate…

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021Weirdo

During the Cold War, the USA tried to intimidate the Soviet Bloc by convincing them that then president Richard Nixon was an unstable lunatic who was likely to lash out for no rational reason, based on the dubious “madman theory” of foreign policy.

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One reason Lyndon B. Johnson did…

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020Weirdo

One reason Lyndon B. Johnson did not run for re-election was because a study he commissioned had predicted he would die at 64 and thus may not make it through a 2nd term. True enough, he would die on 22 January 1973 at 64, 2 days after what would have been the end of his 2nd term.

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The desk used by many presidents…

November 5, 2020Weirdo

The desk used by many presidents of the United States was named “Resolute Desk” because it was made from pieces of wood of the HMS Resolute, a English ship discovered by an American in Artica, repaired and sent back to England as a sign of friendship between the two countries.

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John F Kennedy Donated his full salary…

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020Weirdo

John F Kennedy donated his full salary both as president and during his 14 years in congress reaching around $500,000.

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JFK was stranded on a desert island…

October 9, 2020Weirdo

JFK was stranded on a desert island during WWII, and eventually rescued thanks to a coconut he had carved a distress message into. He later displayed this coconut in the Oval Office.

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Lyndon B. Johnson did not become…

October 6, 2020Weirdo

Lyndon B. Johnson did not become a rancher until he was 43, but was quite successful. He left his ranch to the American people as a historical site, providing it was maintained as “a working ranch, and not a sterile relic of the past.” To this day the National Park Service breeds Hereford cattle there.

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As Pres. Grover Cleveland and his…

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020Weirdo

As Pres. Grover Cleveland and his wife were moving out of the White House, she told staff to take care of the place because “We are coming back four years from today.” Cleveland won another term and moved back in four years later.

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The USS William D. Porter was the only…

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020Weirdo

The USS William D. Porter was the only vessel in US Navy history to have its entire crew placed under arrest after accidentally firing a live torpedo at a vessel carrying the President of the United States and the Secretary of State.

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In 2003, Beyoncé came under fire…

August 10, 2020Weirdo

In 2003, Beyoncé came under fire from the Grant Monument Association for dancing in a “patently inappropriate” way on the steps of the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant. President Grant’s great-grandson defended her saying, “If the old guy were alive, he might have enjoyed it.”

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