Famous Figures
How Many Children Did Each President Have?
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Famous FiguresArticle41How Many Children Did Each President Have?
In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. Since then, 44 other individuals have served as commander in chief, each leaving a political legacy to be…
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Famous FiguresFact14Isaac Newton stuck a needle in his own eye as part of an experiment.
If you’re brave enough, there is no more convenient scientific subject than your own body: You’re intimately familiar with it, you get near-instant feedback, and you always have it with…
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Famous FiguresFact3Ferdinand Magellan did not actually circumnavigate the globe.
For more than 500 years, Ferdinand Magellan has been famous for being the first person to circumnavigate the globe — which is a bit odd, given that he didn’t actually…
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Famous FiguresFact10Ben Franklin proposed something like daylight saving time as a joke.
In most U.S. states, the clocks get set forward an hour on the second Sunday in March, making Monday morning arrive just a little too soon. While daylight saving time…





