The captain’s name was George Bush.

William Howard Taft may have had sleep apnea. Due to his affliction for falling asleep at meetings and Supreme Court hearings, scientists today believe that this was caused by irregular breathing due to his weight.

The Blue Room was used by the Adams as a place to dry their laundry.

Andrew Jackson is the only President to kill a man in a duel. In 1806 after a quarrel regarding a bet, Jackson and a southern man by the name of Charles Dickinson (a marksman according to reports) dueled. Jackson’s gun misfired allowing Dickinson to shoot Jackson in the ribs (wound never fully healed), but it was Jackson who delievered the fatal shot while grasping his chest.

There is a village and a soccer team in Paraguay named after Rutherford B. Hayes. He is a hero in Paraguay because he ruled in their favor in a border dispute after the War of the Triple Alliance.

Did you know that President Gerald Ford was a scratch golfer?

If one does some checking there is a lot of proof that Chester Arther was born in Canada

One of the more interesting facts I knew outside of school–

George Washington carried Mint leaves, or various other “fresh smelling” leaves in his coat, due to his insecurity over his breath. I can only imagine how that worked out with those infamous wooden teeth. Regardless, that is why he rarely smiled…not because of the teeth, but due to fear of mockery over breath.

A family member of mine kept journals, and was a member of Washington’s Army. He is one of the men that recorded the crossing of the Delware River, and the first man to invited as a guest to Washington’s home.

Slick Willy Clinton’s given name at the time of his birth was William Jefferson Blythe IV.

Trivia: The White House was unfinished when John Adams moved in. The East Room was so damp and drafty that many cords of wood had to be burned to dry it out. Abigail Adams, ever the sensible New Englander, therefore used the room to dry her laundry.