Yet another list of 'facts'

[Guru13]

Do these ever get old?

George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

o, come now, George....why didn't you share it with your friends?

[Tiki]

The first boat that came to america had tons and tons of marijuana. They used it for clothes, the sails were made from it.

[Metroid]

That type of marijuna wasnt smoked though. The stuff they used for ropes and sails is hemp, its different than the wacky tabaky moonhead gets wasted on.

I'd imagine hemp is what G Washington was growing as well.

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Do these ever get old?

George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

o, come now, George....why didn't you share it with your friends?

Judging by how our country is often run, I'd say he did.

[Goatwhacker]

Finally in an (unsuccessful) attempt to elude the many visitors who came to him seeking spiritual advice, he took to pillars, beginning at a height of 9' and gradually increasing to one of 60' on which he spent the last 20 years of his life, repeatedly prostrating himself in prayer. Pilgrims still found him out, and other Christians wrote to him (his letters, along with other necessaries, being hauled up in a basket on a rope).

So did he like hang over the side of his pillar when he had to well......you know. Hopefully the pilgrims below were quick on their feet.

[hastur]

Finally in an (unsuccessful) attempt to elude the many visitors who came to him seeking spiritual advice, he took to pillars, beginning at a height of 9' and gradually increasing to one of 60' on which he spent the last 20 years of his life, repeatedly prostrating himself in prayer. Pilgrims still found him out, and other Christians wrote to him (his letters, along with other necessaries, being hauled up in a basket on a rope).

So did he like hang over the side of his pillar when he had to well......you know. Hopefully the pilgrims below were quick on their feet.

Maybe thats where the exclaimation "Holy ****"! came from...

[terpfan]

In 1911 3 men were hung for the murder of Sir Edmund Berry at Greenbury Hill, their last names were Green, Berry , and Hill.

Now thats wierd![/quote]

[Art Vandelay]

On 9 February 1942, soap rationing began in Britain.

And it hasn't stopped yet.

[Metroid]

In 1911 3 men were hung for the murder of Sir Edmund Berry at Greenbury Hill, their last names were Green, Berry , and Hill.

Now thats wierd!

[/quote]

Very Weird.

This was referenced in the begining of the movie Magnolia.

[The_Dude]

Obviously, I'm not going to fact check all of these, but I'd have to take a fair guess if they use that one, that a lot of them are also urban legends.

But that takes all the fun out of them!

It was my understanding that Atchison was the first one sworn in the subsequent day, so while it is ambiguous as to who was actually President for that Sunday, Atchison became President Pro Tempore some minutes before Taylor was actually sworn in as President. So, for those few minutes, he was the official President Pro Tempore of the Senate, which meant he was President until Fillmore was sworn in as Veep, who was President for minutes until Taylor was sworn in as Prez.