weird facts about 2 presidents (279 hits)
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Submitted by Zax (View user info) at 2008-08-03 19:11:42 EDT
i found this list of facts at http://attrition.org/ (a site i think looks good with it minimalist design) well here is the list.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerns.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.
Both assassins were know by their three names.
Both names compromise fifteen letters.
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
To cap it all off, Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
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Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-08-03 20:21:10 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Doodles (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:21:31 EDT (#)
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Somethings are harder to +2 than others.
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Scourge used that same line back when this was his bit. Made me smile then... made me smile now.
Besides, I think this kinda shit is cool - even if I've seen it before.
AND... um... No, thats it. I'm sure the rest of you nerds will crucify this fellow accordingly.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2008-08-03 20:02:18 EDT (#)
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"The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. "
OMFG SOME1 GET ETS ON THE RED PHONE
Submitted by Chroniclysm (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:49:09 EDT (#)
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no one's ever seen this ever.
Submitted by HellRazer (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:32:21 EDT (#)
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Jesus, I'm gone for a while and come back to this.
WTF?
Submitted by X54 (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:26:17 EDT (#)
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You're getting better.
Submitted by Doodles (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:21:31 EDT (#)
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Somethings are harder to +2 than others.
Submitted by Hookhand (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:19:39 EDT (#)
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A week before he died, Lincoln was in Monroe, MD.
A week before JFK died, he was in Marilyn Monroe.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:19:39 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:18:13 EDT (#)
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LIEK, OMG!
Submitted by Perineum (user info) at 2008-08-03 19:13:03 EDT (#)
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Drink battery acid, moron.