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I
had to borrow money to go to my own inauguration.
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I
commanded the Continental Army as a four-star general and was promoted posthumously
to the position of six-star "General of the Armies of Congress"
by an order of Jimmy Carter, who felt America's first President should also
be America's highest military official.
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I
was the first President to appear on a postage stamp.
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I
was one of two Presidents that signed the U.S. Constitution.
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I
was the only president elected unanimously, receiving all 69 of the electoral
votes cast.
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At
his inauguration, I had only one tooth. At various times I wore dentures
made of human or animal teeth, ivory or lead -- never wood.
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I
refused to wear a powdered wig, which was high fashion in the late 1700s.
Instead, I powdered my red-brown hair and ties it in a short braid down
my back.
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I
carried a portable sundial.
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My
inauguration speech was 183 words long and took 90 seconds to read. This
was because of my false teeth.
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The
six white horses in my stables had their teeth brushed every morning on
my orders.
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The
nation's capital was located in Philadelphia during my administration making
me the only president who didn't live in Washington, D.C. during my presidency.
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I
loved to help fight fires.
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My
favorite sports were fishing and fox hunting.
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I
was the first man in American history to be a Lieutenant General.
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I
was the only president to die in the 1700s.
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I
had two ice cream freezers installed at myhome in Mount Vernon.
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I left no direct descendant. Though my wife Martha had four children by
a previous marriage., I never sired a child to continue my line.
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I
once issued an order that forbade swearing throughout the U.S. Army.
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I
wore size thirteen boots.
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Lots
of things happened to me on Fridays. It was on a Friday that I: