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George
Washington: Fun Facts
George Washington...
was born on
February 11, 1732, according to the calendar used at that time but
when England changed to the modern calendar, his birthday became
February 22.
had a hard time
with spelling as a schoolboy.
had no middle
name.
did not attend
college.
loved to ride
horses. His favorite horse was named Nelson.
always said
a prayer before eating his meals.
wore a size
13 shoe.
could crack
a nut between his thumb and forefinger.
loved to dance.
He danced for three hours when he was 64!
did not wear
a wig as was the fashion of the day for many men but he did powder
his hair.
refused to accept
any pay for serving as commander of the soldiers during the Revolution.
stood 6'3"
which was considered to be very tall especially in colonial times.
wore false teeth
made of lead, animal teeth, ivory, and some of his own teeth.
ordered that
the six white horses in his stable had their teeth brushed every
morning.
had no natural
children but was the stepfather to Martha's children from her first
marriage.
ate four meals
per day. Breakfast at 7 a.m., dinner at 3 p.m., tea at 6 p.m. and
a light supper at 9 p.m.
introduced the
mule to America. He received a donkey as a present from the
King of Spain and bred it with one of his horses.
owned 884 books
according to the inventory of Mount Vernon taken after his death
in 1799.
is the only
President elected by unanimous vote of the electoral college.
visited only
one foreign country-the West Indies.
has one state,
thirty-three counties, seven mountains, and nine colleges named
after him.
is one of four
Presidents whose face is carved on Mount Rushmore.
is the only
President who never lived in the White House.
believed that
shaking hands was beneath a President so he bowed to his White House
visitors.
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