Well, it's going on a year since my last post so I guess somebody needs to light a fire under me. It's been a busy year with a lot of traveling. My latest tidbits are:

President Rutherford B. Hayes' wife was nicknamed Lemonade Lucy because she refused to serve alcohol in the White House.

English muffins were first made in America.

President William Henry Harrison said: "I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free."

That's it for now, short and sweet!

Well, it has been a while since I've had time to post a note. Did you know that the first president to live in the White House was John Adams. When he and his wife moved in, only six rooms were finished and Abigail used to hang up her laundry in the East Room

or that: The only letter not used in the spelling of any of the 50 states in the U.S. is "q".

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The national game of Canada, lacrosse, was invented by American Indians.

Thomas Jefferson introduced macaroni to the United States---and ice cream---and waffles.

Benjamin Franklin invented, among other things, bifocals, swim fins, the odometer and fire insurance.

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Did you Know:

Lou Gehrig's baseball uniform number 4 was the first one retired in baseball history

President James Garfield's dog was named VETO

Martin Van Buren was the first U.S. citizen to become president

Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt coined the term "Super Bowl"

Summertime!
Well, since it is summertime and it's the season of our National Pastime, (I don't know how they came to that conclusion or who did the survey but I'll go along with that just to be nice), did you know:
The distance between home plate and second base on our national pastime's baseball diamond is 127 feet 3 3/8 inches (exactly)!

Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes entirely in the U.S.
That's my say for the day.

Well, it is that time again to impart a bit of trivia. Did you know:
In the 1700's and early 1800's, an artist charged a person they were drawing by the number of limbs that were visible in the painting. Thus, you were charged less to have one arm shown and cut off at the hips than all four limbs in a full length picture. That is where the expression, "It will cost you an arm and a leg." comes from.

More Tidbits:

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president born in a hospital.

The first picture on a U.S. postage stamp was that of Benjamin Franklin.

Paul Revere took his midnight ride on a horse named Brown Beauty.