Presidential Trivia (Part II)

...stuff you might not know

By
Paul Brandus (Feb. 18, 2013)

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Presidents Day trivia...Round Two. Did you know: 

• Eight Presidents were left handed.
• Fourteen Presidents were previously Vice-Presidents.
• Youngest President: Theodore Roosevelt, 42.
• Youngest elected President: Kennedy, 43.
• Oldest President elected? Reagan, 69.
• Most common Presidential religion? Episcopalian.
• Tallest President? Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson, 6'4".
• Shortest President? Madison,  5'4".
• Eighteen Presidents never served in Congress, including many recent ones: Eisenhower, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, George W. Bush.
• Nine presidents never attended college.
• The college that has produced the most Presidents? Harvard.
• Eight presidents weren't born in the U.S. and weren't born as American citizens.
• Most common profession prior to becoming President? Twenty-six were lawyers. 
• Twelve presidents were generals.  

-Paul Brandus

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Lisa Kubiske

18 February 2013 02:30pm

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Who were the 9 who never attended college. Who were the 8 were weren't born in the US?

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