December 15
5. James Monroe once chased William H. Crawford, his secretary of the treasury, out of the White House with a pair of red hot tongs from the fireplace. Crawford gave Monroe a list of people he wanted considered for “political patronage,” and when Monroe informed Crawford that his list was not needed or wanted, Crawford called the President “a damned infernal scoundrel.” When he brandished his cane at Monroe, Monroe went for the tongs.
history is so awesome
“22. Grover Cleveland had a secret operation to remove a tumor in his mouth while he was president. He boarded a yacht headed upstate as if it were a fun diversion, but while he was tucked away from the public eye, doctors removed the tumor from his upper palette. No one knew about the incident until 24 years later, when one of the doctors who performed the surgery finally spilled the beans. You can now visit the tumor at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, which has an exhibit dedicated to the event.”
Road trip?
The Mutter Museum is awesome! They have tons of other really gross/interesting stuff.
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The perfect complement to...44 Presidents song! The facts are unsourced, but
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fantastic, and not just because...mentions my favorite presidential factoid ever - Chester...
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31. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was driven around in a hand-me-down Cadillac that previously belonged to Al Capone. After...
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“25. Theodore Roosevelt was...food. He drank about...would...
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The Mutter Museum is awesome! They have tons of other really gross/interesting stuff.
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“22. Grover Cleveland had a secret operation to remove a tumor in his mouth while he was president. He boarded a yacht...
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