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45 Odd Facts About U.S. Presidents

John Green of Mental Floss discusses which president ran over a lady with his horse and Richard Nixon's favorite snack (6:49)

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Here are more odd facts about our presidents: 1. What president wrote hymns? JQA 2. What president planned to be a concert pianist? HST 3. What president hosted the first handbell choir in the White House? (P. T. Barnum's Swiss Bell Ringers) A. Johnson 4. What president knew only two songs? USG 5. What president could play all but two instruments in a brass band? WGH 6. What presdident could play the violin, clarinet, piano, accordian and saxophone? RMN 7. What president taught himslf to play a pump organ? FDR 8. What president had a piano put on Air Force for his wife could enjoy playing and not be fearful of flying? DDE 9. What two presidents had a keyboard in the Oval Office? TJ and HST

Posted by Carry E. Spann on April 6,2013 | 04:12 PM




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