Results: USA Presidential Facts (William Howard Taft 1909-1913)
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Did you know he was the first president to throw the first ceremonial Opening Day pitch in baseball on April 14, 1910, at a game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics ? Yes
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128 votes
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827 votes
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Did you know he was the last U.S. president to keep a dairy cow (named Pauline) grazing on the White House lawn for fresh milk ? Yes
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107 votes
No
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848 votes
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Did you know he weighed 330 to 350 pounds at his peak ? (While a custom, oversized bathtub big enough to fit four men was installed in the White House for him, historians note that the famous story of him getting permanently stuck and wedged in it is a myth.) Yes
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189 votes
No
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766 votes
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Did you know he privately wrote after becoming Chief Justice in 1921 that he barely remembered ever being president, as sitting on the Supreme Court was his lifelong dream ? Yes
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85 votes
No
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870 votes
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Did you know during his time at Yale University, he was a campus wrestling champion and graduated second in his class ? Yes
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87 votes
No
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868 votes
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