America is weird. Yeah, we said it. As much as we love our red, white, and blue, we’re not afraid to admit that America had some weird things going on. Check out these strange American history facts and you’ll understand.
- George Washington’s teeth weren’t made of wood. They were actually made of ivory and gold.
- The United States government tried to induce rain by bombing clouds
- In the 19th century, the tomato was marketed as medicine
- There have been eight left-handed presidents: James A. Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
- In the late 1800’s it was against the law to be ugly in places like Chicago, San Francisco, and Omaha
- In some states there are more cows than people
- In Kentucky, there are more bourbon barrels than people
- Manowi, Nebraska is a town with just one person
- You can get a unicorn hunting license in Michigan
- Andrew Jackson kept a 1,400-pound block of cheese in the white house to age for 2 years
- Speaking of Mr. Jackson, his parrot had to be kicked out of his funeral for swearing too loudly
- NASA created a funded project to get dolphins to talk
- The U.S. Postal Service issues a new personal ZIP code for each incoming president
No matter how weird America gets, our nation means a lot to us. Check out what being American-made means to us.
