26Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower are the only Presidents not to have held a political office when running for President of the United States.
27. There exists a painting in the dome of the US Capitol Building named Apotheosis of Washington that depicts George Washington literally ascending to heaven and becoming God.
28. George Washington considered burning down all of NYC.
29. Mary Ball Washington was terrified of lightning because while she was pregnant with George, a bolt of lightning traveled down her chimney. It shocked her and killed a dinner guest.
30. After George Washington was elected president, no one knew what to call him. One senator suggested "Most Illustrious and Excellent President." John Adams proposed "Your Most Benign Highness" and "His Highness, the President of the United States, and Protector of the Rights of the Same."
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31JFK's worth
The two richest presidents were George Washington, with an estimated net worth of $525 million, and John F Kennedy, with a family fortune of $1 billion.
32. The very first US Congress passed, and George Washington signed into law, a health insurance mandate.
33. George Washington is considered by most historians to have been a bad public speaker.
34. A Native American served as George Washington's bodyguard.
35. The term "Mr. President" has been used since George Washington took office. He preferred that over the more majestic titles proposed by the Senate.
36Chick McNugget
In 2012, a woman successfully sold a Chicken McNugget on eBay for $8,100 because it looked like George Washington.
37. President George Washington was a lieutenant colonel in the British Army. He was unsuccessful in obtaining a royal commission but received a decree granting the British militia the same executive powers as commissioned officers. He is the only U.S President to have served the Crown.
38. The original US Constitution set no term limits on the President. George Washington voluntarily retired from office after two terms, establishing an informal two-term limit. This custom lasted for nearly 150 years until Franklin D Roosevelt broke the tradition.
39. George Washinton's adopted son was the father-in-law of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
40. George Washington had 124-126 Ounces of Blood Let Before His Death. Modern Physicians think that this was the cause of his death. A normal person has 162-185 oz of blood.
41Rum
In 1778, George Washington celebrated Independence day by giving his soldiers a double ration of rum.
42. In 1825, John Quincy Adams was inaugurated on a book of the law, not a Bible. The tradition of using a Bible was only documented for George Washington and presidents following Tyler.
43. The statue of George Washington in Trafalgar Square in London sits on imported soil from the US because Washington claimed 'he would never again step foot on English soil.'
44. George Washington once said, "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
45. George Washington almost joined the Royal Navy (British Navy) but his mom talked him out of it.
46George Washington Inauguration
George Washington had to borrow money to travel to New York to be inaugurated as the first President.
47. One of the oldest companies in America sold soap to George Washington and many other presidents. They still sell the scents in the exact formulas today.
48. George Washington was surprised to discover the Chinese weren't White.
49. George Washington was so afraid of being buried alive that he asked his staff to wait two days after his death to be buried.
50. During the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, President George Washington became the only sitting president to ever lead troops in the field.
