FUN
FACTS
- George
Washington was a tough and athletic frontiersman.
- He
took fencing lessons and read lots of books, so he could be fast with
his sword and mind.
- George
had a crush on his rich neighbor, Sally Fairfax.
- He
got his e's and i's mixed up.
- His
IQ was about 125.
- He
was an extremely loud snorer.
- George
Washington was the only president to be elected unanimously, getting
all 69
electoral votes.
- He
always carried a portable sundial.
- His
speech at his inauguration was 183
words long and took 90 seconds to read. It was because of his false
teeth.
- The
capitol was located in Philadelphia when he was president. Which made
him the only president who didn't live in Washington during his
presidency.
- He
loved to help fight fires.
- His
favorite sports were fishing and fox hunting.
- He
was the only president to die in the 1700's.
- George
had two ice cream freezers installed in his home in Mount Vernon.
- George
Washington never had any children of his own.
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