Facts about Famous People
Charles Dickens, the famous author slept facing North. He thought it improved his writing. A golden razor removed from King Tut’s Tomb was still sharp enough to be used. The house where Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence was replaced with a hamburger stand. There was a person that paid $14,000 for the bra Marilyn Monroe wore in Some Like It Hot. The first American to have indoor plumbing was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1840. Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew, Cuitlahac, whose name meant “plenty of excrement.” Dr. Seuss pronounced his name so that it rhymed with “rejoice.” Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ate roasted turkey from foil packets as their first meal on the moon. Pamela Anderson is Canada’s Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversiary of Canada’s independence. The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley. Mary Todd Lincoln claimed she was haunted during her life, and sewed money into clothes to foil the invisible thieves. Lee Harvey Oswald’s cadaver tag sold at an auction for $6,600 in 1992. Samuel Colt, the famous gun maker, paid the equivalent of $400,000 in today’s money for his wife’s wedding dress and accessories. David Prouse (the man inside the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars) spoke all of his lines in the first movie. He did not know that his voice was being dubbed over with that of James Earl Jones until he saw the finished movie. 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. The only US president to hold a Ph.D. was Woodrow Wilson. George Custer was the youngest man to ever become a general in the U.S. Army. He was just 23 years old. Julius Caeser’s autograph is worth 2 million dollars, but one has not been found yet. George Washington wore a size 13 shoe. The only person who’s birthday is a legal holiday all across the U.S. is George Washington. After Custer’s Last Stand, Sioux Indian leader Chief Sitting Bull became an entertainer and toured the country with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. John Wayne had an 18 inch neck. Englands Queen Anne (1665-1714) outlived all 17 of her children. Mozart never went to school. Smokey The Bear’s original name was Hotfoot Teddy. Queen Elizabeth was an 18 year old mechanic in the English military. 53310761 was Elvis Presleys dog tag number. In 1944, Fidel Castro(the Cuban President) was voted Cuba’s best schoolboy athlete. A lefthanded pitcher, Castro was later given a tryout by the Washington Senators but was turned down by the baseball club. |
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