Top 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Certain American Presidents
The Top Ten
1 Ulysses S. Grant was given a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse and buggy too fast down a street in Washington D.C.
Well in hindsight $20 back then could cost hundreds today. Maybe thousands...
That's really funny!
2 Jimmy Carter is the only U.S. president reported to have seen a UFO.
Some astronomers claim he really saw the planet Venus, but Jimmy stuck to his story.
Interesting
3 At 6 feet, 4 inches (1.9 meters), Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S. president.
4 George Washington was so worried about being buried alive that he insisted mourners to wait at least three days before burying him, just in case.
Because back in his day, it was hard to tell if a person was really dead or just a deep sleeper.
5 In order to quit his smoking habit, Ronald Reagan started eating jelly beans instead.
Jelly Belly was his go-to bean brand and his favorite flavor was licorice.
6 Barack Obama hates ice cream mainly due to his teenage job at Baskin-Robbins.
7 William Henry Harrison was the only U.S. president who studied to be a medical doctor.
8 James Garfield was the first left-handed president.
9 Millard Fillmore was the first U.S. president to have a stepmother.
10 Martin Van Buren is sometimes credited with creating the word "OK".
He's from Kinderhook, New York after all. During his campaign, Old Kinderhook (O.K.) clubs formed to support the president. Later "OK" or "okay" came to mean "all right".
The Contenders
11 Donald Trump used to be friends with the Clintons and has known them for many years back in NYC
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