Some mind boggling facts about Presidents which you not be aware about. Read on to surprise yourself....
Here are some weird presidential facts you probably were not aware of:
1. Barack Hussain Obama - He was named after his father, Barack Hussein Obama. He smokes. As a teenager he worked at Baskin-Robbins. He was teased in school, because his initials were B.O..
2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - He oversaw D-day. He was the only president to have fought in the first and second World Wars. He had an affair with his female driver, who wrote a book on her affair and how Eisenhower as impotent. His religion was a Presbyterian.
3. FDR - His fifth cousin was Theodore Roosevelt. He had Polio. His wife was his cousin. He was the first president to fly in an Airplane. His mother forced him to wear a dress till the age of five. He was also the first president to have his own plane.
4. Woodrow Wilson - An electric horse was installed in the Whitehouse for him. He was sworn in by his father. First president to be born in July.
5. Theodore Roosevelt - He was the only president to travel outside of the U.S. while in office. He was blind in his left eye from a boxing accident while in office. He was shot during a campaign trip in Wisconsin, but declined immediate treatment and delivered his 90 minute speech.
6. Grover Cleveland - He was the only president to have served two non-consecutive terms. He was drafted when the Civil War broke out, but paid someone else to take his place, which was legal. He was a sheriff and executed criminals himself.
7. Abraham Lincoln - He was the first president to have a beard. He hated dentists, because one broke his jaw when pulling a tooth. He loved animals, refused to hunt and had many pets. He routinely used his long hat to store documents and other letters.
8. Andrew Jackson - He fought many duels and also killed Charles Dickinson. Jacksons hobbies included horse racing and chicken fighting. He was the first president to ride on a train.
9. Thomas Jefferson - He was a slave owner throughout his entire life, but fought vigorously to abolish slavery. Jefferson reportedly owned roughly 6,000 books, which he sold to the Library of Congress and establishing it at the same time. He died on the 4th of July.
10. George Washington - He was the only president who has never lived in Washington D.C.. As a farmer, he grew marijuana. No other president has recieved 100% of the vote from the Electoral College.
