TOP 14 Obscure Facts You Didn't Know About U.S. Presidents Vol-3

 

31. Herbert Hoover -

Herbert Hoover's son had two pet alligators, which were occasionally permitted to run loose throughout the White House.

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt -

Rooselvelt's wife, Eleanor, was actually his fifth cousin. She was also the niece of Theodore Roosevelt, FDR's idol and U.S. president No. 26. They married on March 17, 1905.

33. Harry S. Truman -

The "S" in Truman's full name doesn't stand for anything. His parents couldn't decide on a middle name for over a month, so they settled on the letter "S" in honor of his maternal grandfather, Solomon Young, and his paternal grandfather, Anderson Shipp Truman.

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower -

Eisenhower played a big role in popularizing golf. He installed a putting green at the White House and played more than 800 rounds while in office — exceeding the record of any other president. He holds a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement Category.

35. John F. Kennedy -

JFK was a huge James Bond fan. He first met the author of the series, Ian Fleming, at a dinner party in 1960. They allegedly bounced around ideas about how to get rid of Fidel Castro.

36. Lyndon B. Johnson -

LBJ wasn't scared to show off his, err, Johnson — he nicknamed his penis "Jumbo." According to biographer Robert Dallek, Johnson met with a reporter who asked him multiple times why American troops were in Vietnam. In response, Johnson unzipped his pants, pulled out "Jumbo," and yelled, "This is why!"

37. Richard M. Nixon

In China, the most well-known Western names are Jesus Christ, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon.

38. Gerald R. Ford -

Gerald Ford worked as a fashion model during college, appearing on the cover of Cosmopolitan.

39. Jimmy Carter -

Jimmy Carter filed a report for a UFO sighting in 1973. He called it “the darndest thing I’ve ever seen.”

40. Ronald Reagan -

In 1940, the University of California bestowed Reagan with the Most Nearly Perfect Male Figure Award. The prize was the opportunity to pose nearly nude for an art class learning to sculpt the human body.

41. George H. W. Bush -

On Sept. 2, 1944, Bush was flying over Japan when his aircraft was shot down in the Pacific. Bush and another crewman were able to bail out, but the other man's parachute malfunctioned, and he went down with the plane. Bush was eventually rescued by a submarine off the coast of Chichi-jima.

42. Bill Clinton -

It wasn't just Clinton's southern charm that did it for the ladies. His face is so symmetrical — an important component of human attractiveness — that he ranked in facial symmetry alongside male models.

43. George W. Bush -

"Dubya" garnered the media attention with his frat boy past, but he also has a more wholesome side (aside from painting, that is). During his senior year of high school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., Bush was captain of the cheerleading team.

44. Barack Obama -

Obama's high school nickname on the basketball team was "Barry O'Bomber," which he earned due to his awesome jump shot.