Weird Presidential Habits
This founding father was a massive foodie who loved serving mac and cheese at state dinners, but he also infamously grew and smoked hemp on his Monticello estate.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
In 1620, a British nobleman dug a giant hole right in the middle of Stonehenge because he was looking for what?
What is buried treasure?
In 1814, British troops successfully invaded Washington D.C. and burned the White House, but before torching the place, they did this with the president's dinner.
What is eat it?
Originally invented as a brain-tonic and nerve medicine in 1886, this popular fizzy drink is sold worldwide today.
What is Coca-Cola?
In 1899, this infamous, train-robbing outlaw famously sent a polite letter to a railway company demanding they pay him for "inconvenience."
Who is Butch Cassidy?
This 19th-century president was the first to have a bathtub installed in the White House, only to have reporters and critics claim it was a "monarchial luxury."
Who is Millard Fillmore?
In 1673, New York City got its first mail route to Boston. It took this many days for the mail carrier to complete the one-way trip.
What are 14 days?
During the American Revolution, British soldiers loved to mock the Continental Army's ragged clothing by singing a song that the Americans cleverly turned into their own anthem.
What is "Yankee Doodle"?
Before the widespread availability of refrigeration in the mid-1900s, huge blocks of ice were harvested from frozen northern lakes to be shipped as far south as where?
What is India?
In 1881, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral lasted only about 30 seconds. In which Arizona boomtown did this iconic shootout happen?
What is Tombstone?
This 26th president was a notorious exercise fanatic who once brought a boxing ring to the White House and frequently skinny-dipped in the Potomac River.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Colonial Connecticut passed a law stating you could be legally whipped or heavily fined for this Sunday activity, though it is usually a favorite treat today.
What is smiling?
The year 1816 is famously known as the "Year Without a Summer" because of a massive volcanic eruption from Mount Tambora. In which country did this eruption occur?
What is Indonesia?
In the 19th-century, this very popular, now-essential breakfast cereal was invented by a Michigan doctor who intended it to be a bland, anti-temptation diet food.
What is Kellogg's Corn Flakes?
Famous lawman Wyatt Earp survived numerous shootout scrapes with the lawless crowd, but he died quietly in 1929 in Los Angeles while pursuing this completely legal profession.
What is being a Hollywood consultant?
This president was so proud of his gigantic size that he had a custom oversized bathtub built into the White House, and he famously got stuck in it.
Who is William Howard Taft?
The puritans of Massachusetts banned this traditional holiday in 1659, declaring that celebrating it was a "light behavior" and a sin.
What is Christmas?
In the 1859 "Pig War" between the U.S. and Britain over the San Juan Islands, the first and only casualty of this military standoff was what?
In the 1800s, Dr. Sylvester Graham believed a pure diet could suppress bad habits, leading him to invent a popular cracker that is now famously paired with melted chocolate.
What is the Graham Cracker?
This infamous gunslinger and outlaw was supposedly 21 years old when he was killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881.
Who is Billy the Kid?
This 19th-century president kept his favorite pet parrot in the White House, and it had to be removed from his funeral because it wouldn't stop screaming profanities.
While we know ketchup as a staple condiment today, an 1830s doctor sold it as a miracle medicine to cure what common ailment?
What is indigestion?
In 1934, a "milk war" broke out in Missouri when angry dairy farmers dumped milk onto the road after realizing this popular dairy condiment was selling for more than the milk itself.
What is ice cream?
In 1893, this iconic, fruit-flavored sugary cereal and milk additive was originally created by a druggist as a way to flavor unpalatable medicines.
What is Jell-O?
In 1872, the U.S. government established the first national park in the world, initially causing terror among local Indigenous tribes who mistook the geysers for boiling dragons.
What is Yellowstone?