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Zachary Taylor
A hero of the war with Mexico in 1846, Zachary Taylor was the first U.S. President who had been "regular army." He was elected in 1848 and took office in 1849. Nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" for…Heraclitus
Heraclitus (sometimes Heracleitus) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher whose obscure brand of metaphysics has been boiled down to the tidy maxim "you can never step in the same river twice." He is…Baby Eve
According to the Clonaid Corporation, a baby nicknamed Eve was born on 26 December 2002, allegedly becoming the first human child ever to be cloned. "I am very, very pleased to announce that the…Jamie Bamber
Name at birth: Jamie St. John Bamber GriffithJamie Bamber is a British actor who's best known for playing Captain Lee Adama on the TV series Battlestar Galactica. He studied at the London Academy of…Lady Bird Johnson
Name at birth: Claudia Alta TaylorClaudia Taylor was nicknamed "Lady Bird" as a small child, and she became Lady Bird Johnson when she married Lyndon Johnson in November of 1934. LBJ became a U.S.…Bing Crosby's Recordings
The Question: How many songs did Bing Crosby record? The Answer: According to Steven Lewis' Bing Crosby Internet Museum, Crosby recorded more than 1,700…Steffi Graf
Nicknamed "Fraulein Forehand," German star Steffi Graf was the dominant women's tennis player of the early 1990s. Big and athletic, with a powerful serve, Steffi Graf won an amazing 22 major…Eric the Red
Eric the Red (also Erik Thorvaldson, Eirik Raude or Eirik Torvaldsson) was a native of Norway and the founder of the first European settlement in Greenland. Nicknamed for the color of his hair, Eric…U.S. State Flags: Alabama – Louisiana
Alabama – Louisiana Maine – Oklahoma Oregon – Wyoming Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii…Sam Patch
In September of 1827, Sam Patch jumped 70 feet from the top of Passaic Falls in New Jersey, just for the fun of it. Sam Patch became a local celebrity and began a brief career of jumping off things…Trending
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