Top 10 Unheard Presidential Facts
- Teddy Roosevelt ripped out a man’s heart during war.
- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson cut off a piece of Shakespeare’s chair as a souvenir.
- Andrew Jackson murdered Charles Dickinson in a duel over insulting Jackson’s wife.
- James Madison weighed only around 100 pounds.
- Zachary Taylor died from drinking milk and eating cherries with bacteria present.
- Franklin Pierce was arrested for running over an old lady with his horse.
- James K. Polk’s wife banned alcohol, card playing and dancing from the White House.
- Rutherford B. Hayes was called Granny Hayes due to not drinking alcohol, smoking or gambling.
- William Henry Harrison kept a billy goat as a pet at the White House.
- Ulysses S. Grant was given a speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast in Washington, D.C. for $20.
