ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, November 4, 1996 TAG: 9611060100
SECTION: NEWSFUN PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
You may have learned a lot about the presidents in history class, but did you know that
* George Washington's false teeth were not made of wood, as most people's were in the olden days. He had several sets of teeth made with the teeth of humans, sheep and cows.
* Rather than dress up, Thomas Jefferson preferred to wear his old farmer clothes.
* Every morning, John Quincy Adams liked to swim naked in the Potomac River.
* Andrew Jackson threw such a big party for his inauguration that thousands of his fans had to be chased out of the White House after they trashed it.
* Even though Abraham Lincoln dealt with some very serious issues during his time as president, he kept a good sense of humor and loved to tell jokes.
* William Howard Taft was so fat that he once got stuck in the White House bathtub. After that, he bought a special tub that could hold four normal-sized people.
* Warren G. Harding once lost a set of expensive White House dishes in a game of poker.
* Almost every day, Calvin Coolidge rode an electric horse that he had installed in the White House.
* Dwight D. Eisenhower was so superstitious that he carried his three lucky coins with him everywhere.
* When he was home on his ranch in Texas, Lyndon Johnson liked to drive 90 miles per hour as he gave visitors tours of his land.
* A real speed reader, Jimmy Carter can read 2,000 words a minute.
* Ronald Reagan was an actor before he was president. He starred in a movie called "Bedtime for Bonzo" with a monkey.
* George Bush hates broccoli and refused to have it served in the White House.
* Bill Clinton's favorite type of sandwich is peanut butter and banana.
-"Wooden Teeth and Jelly Beans," Beyond Words Publishing.
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