Presidential trivia
September 5, 2008
Question: If we’ve only had 42 presidents, how can George W. Bush be No. 43?
Answer: Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms. Hence, he is considered presidents No. 22 and 24, accounting for the numerical discrepancy.
Who was the tallest president? Abraham Lincoln at 6′4″.
With the election upon us, and the attack dogs and apologists in full voice, not all the talk has to be as serious as an IRS audit. If you’re ready to lighten up a bit, check out some other fun presidential trivia, compiled by infoplease.com.
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