Dumb Facts

Vincent Van Gogh once sliced off his ear and another time swallowed his own paint.
You must be a natural born citizen of the U.S. and a citizen for at least 14 years and be 35 years of age before you can run for President.
In 1841, the 8th 9th and 10th presidents served in office all in one year. They were Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler.
Calvin Coolidge is the only president born on July 4th, in 1872.
Macaroni was the name of the pony that Caroline Kennedy used to ride on the grounds of the White House.
One of the main fundraisers for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was Joseph Pulitzer, the same man for whom the literary prize is named after.
The only man to ever be President and Vice-President but never be elected to either was Gerald Ford.
George Washington’s salary as President was $25,000 a year.
On July 4, 1826, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson passed away.
Abraham Lincoln had no middle name.
The only two US presidents to receive the Nobel Peace Prize were Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt.
Elvis Presley had a reading chair in his bathroom.
M&M’s stands for the names of Forrest Mars, Sr., the candymaker and his associate Bruce Murrie.
“Dixie” which was a popular song among the Confederates during the Civil War, was written by a Northerner named Dam Emmett.
The first person to be born in the U.S. and become president was Martin Van Buren.

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