Did you know in 1848, the Whig Party nominated Taylor to be president without his knowledge or presence at the nominating convention ? (They sent him notification of the nomination without postage paid, but he refused to pay the postage and did not find out about the nomination for weeks.)

Did you know he was a renowned Mexican-American War hero nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" and a career soldier who never voted before becoming president ?

Did you know Taylor was so fond of his warhorse, Old Whitey, that he brought him to the White House where visitors notoriously plucked hairs from the horse's tail as souvenirs, leaving it nearly bald ?

Did you know his political goals and private actions did not always align and despite his opposition to slavery's expansion, Taylor remained a slave owner for the rest of his life, profiting from the labor of hundreds of enslaved people who lived and worked on his plantations and he was surrounded by enslaved valets, cooks, and maids in the Executive Mansion ?

Did you know he died on July 9, 1850, shortly after eating cherries and milk at a July 4th celebration, leading to rumors of poisoning by pro-slavery advocates? (A 1991 autopsy confirmed he died of natural causes (likely gastroenteritis), not arsenic poisoning.)