Template:Did you know/sandbox

  • ... that Gerald Ford (the 38th president of the United States of America, pictured) is the only holder of that office not to have been elected to be either President or Vice President?
  • ... that George Washington had ivory teeth?
  • ... that eating a small amount of dark chocolate has been found to lower the risk of heart disease?
  • ... that John Tyler (the tenth president of the United States of America) was the first Vice President of the United States to become a president when the ninth president (William Henry Harrison) died in 1841?
  • ... that the Rose flower is linked to three Roman gods: Venus, Cupid and Bacchus?
  • ... that at least three people named Saint Valentine have died on February 14th?
  • ... that Abraham Lincoln (the 16th president of the United States of America) became president even though he received almost no votes from the Southern States?
  • ... that Martin Van Buren (the eighth president of the United States of America) was the first president to be born as a U.S. citizen, rather than as a British citizen?