You voted for these men (or maybe not) and they led your country and are forever chiseled into U.S. history, but what do you really know about the Presidents of the United States?
Sure you might know their political party, views on important issues and maybe the name of their wife, but do you know their deepest darkest fears? Their likes and dislikes? The secrets they shield from all branches of government?
Well, Mental Floss does, and they have gathered 45 of those little factoids to share with you. And OK, they aren't so much deep dark secrets as goofy, questionable moments in each commander-in-chief's history, but they are rarely known. Facts like how Ulysses S. Grant was once pulled over for speeding on a horse, Bill Clinton knew a lot about My Little Pony and Richard Nixon's favorite snack was cottage cheese and ketchup.
Beware though, these facts may make you remember POTUSes for all the wrong reasons.
Image via iStockphoto, skibreck.
Topics: facts, Share as Post, trivia, us presidents, Videos, viral video, Watercooler, YouTube Video Lead if(window.pageChanged) window.omni({"channel":"watercooler","content_type":"article","top_channel":"watercooler","content_source_type":"Internal","content_source_name":"Internal","author_name":"Neha Prakash","age":"0","pub_day":28,"pub_month":3,"pub_year":2013,"pub_date":"03/28/2013","isPostView":true,"post_lead_type":"YouTube Video Lead"}); metaData = {"link":[["canonical","http://mashable.com/2013/03/27/45-facts-about-presidents/"],["image_src","http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzAzLzI4L2JkL21vdW50cnVzaG1vLjEzMjQ2LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTcyMHg3MjAjCmUJanBn/40aa0efb/158/mountrushmore.jpg"]],"meta_property":[["og:url","http://mashable.com/2013/03/27/45-facts-about-presidents/"],["og:title","45 Oddball Facts About U.S. Presidents [VIDEO] "],["og:type","article"],["og:site_name","Mashable"],["og:image","http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzAzLzI4L2JkL21vdW50cnVzaG1vLjEzMjQ2LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTcyMHg3MjAjCmUJanBn/40aa0efb/158/mountrushmore.jpg"],["og:article:published_time","2013-03-28T00:46:26Z"],["og:article:modified_time","2013-03-28T00:46:41Z"]],"meta_name":[["description","Get to know your commanders-in-chief a little better with these uncommon presidential facts from Mental Floss. "],["keywords",["viral-videos","trivia","facts","uncategorized","share-as-post","watercooler","videos","us-presidents","youtube-video-lead"]],["twitter:title","45 Oddball Facts About U.S. Presidents"],["twitter:description","You voted for these men (or maybe not) and they led your country and are forever chiseled into U.S. history, but what do you really know about the Presidents of the United States? Sure you might know ..."],["twitter:image","http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzAzLzI4L2JkL21vdW50cnVzaG1vLjEzMjQ2LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU2MHg3NTAKZQlqcGc/667edcfe/158/mountrushmore.jpg"],["twitter:site","@mashable"],["twitter:url","http://mashable.com/2013/03/27/45-facts-about-presidents/"],["twitter:creator","@mashable"],["twitter:card","player"],["twitter:player","https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Kiq_7cUhqM"],["twitter:player:width","435"],["twitter:player:height","245"]]};
0 comments:
Post a Comment