Whose dying words were, "Thomas Jefferson survives," unaware that Jefferson had died hours earlier. In another shocker, both died on July 4, 1826.

He paid a visit to William Shakespeare's home in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1786. There, he chipped off a piece from Shakespeare's chair as a souvenir.

Our smallest president stood at 5’4″ and weighed around 100 pounds.

He ran unopposed for his re-election for President, something that has only happened one other time in U.S. history (George Washington).

He was known for skinny dipping in the Potomac River every morning. A reporter took advantage of this information and sat on his clothes until he would grant HER an interview.

This President had a thing for taking it outside. He was involved in an estimated 100 duels, usually because someone said something negative about his wife. He was shot in the chest during one of these duels. And he took a bullet to the arm in a bar fight with a Senator.

His most long-lasting nickname goes to “Old Kinderhook,” which was used during his election campaign in the form of supporters carrying around signs marked OK. The abbreviation became popular around this time and we use it to this day. (This may be more legend than fact)

He gave the longest inauguration speech ever (8,445 words over 90 minutes) on a wet, cold day. He fell ill soon thereafter and died 33 days into his presidency.

One newspaper editor called him a “poor, miserable, despised imbecile” and The New York Times called him “the most unpopular public man that had ever held any office in the United States” in his own obituary! Upon his death, Lincoln did NOT issue a mourning proclamation and flags were NOT placed at half-mast.

He was a sickly child who suffered from gallstones until he was seventeen. At that point, he had them surgically removed without anesthesia or sterilization.

He was a tough guy — a major general in the U.S. Army and a hero. But oddly enough, what brought him down in the end was a glass of milk and some cherries that he enjoyed on July 4th. The cherries were likely contaminated with bacteria that caused his death by cholera five days later.

Most historians don’t really have much to say about him. Even the White House website calls him “an uninspiring man.” Ouch.

During his presidency, he was arrested for running over a woman with his horse. Charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence.

He regularly bought slaves in Washington, D.C. and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania.

Get ready to rumble: He could throw down in the wrestling ring. As a young man, he was only defeated once out of approximately 300 matches. He made it to the Wrestling Hall of Fame with the honor of "Outstanding American."

After his father died, his mother sent him and his brother out as indentured servants to a tailor. He and his brother ran away two years later. The tailor put out a reward of $10 for their capture, but they were never apprehended. Using what he learned during his time with the tailor, he made all of his own suits as president.

A former general, this president smoked a ton of cigars — at least 20 a day. After a great military victory, citizens sent him more than 10,000 boxes of cigars as gratitude. He died of throat cancer in 1885.

He was the only president to be wounded in the Civil War — not once, but four times. Four horses were shot down from beneath him (ouch).

Not only was this President ambidextrous (he could use his right hand as well as his left) — he could write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other at the same time.

This President wanted the White House completely redecorated, but needed money to pay for all the new furniture. His solution: sell off 24 wagon loads of historical relics, including a pair of Lincoln’s pants and one of John Quincy Adams’ hats. The redecoration wasn’t the only luxury he took; he also owned elaborate clothing, including 80 different pairs of pants.

While serving as sheriff of Erie County, N.Y., This President had to spring the trap at a hanging on two occasions. This earned him the unflattering nickname "Buffalo Hangman."

This president considered carnations his good luck charm and wore them everywhere. On September 6, 1901, he gave a little girl the carnation from his lapel and was shot by an assassin a short time later. He died the following week.

This president was shot in an assassination attempt while delivering a speech in Milwaukee. "I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot," he told the stunned audience. "I give you my word, I do not care a rap about being shot; not a rap." He completed the 90-minute speech with the bullet still lodged in his chest.

Toy manufacturers believed Teddy Bears would fade out and wanted a replacement. They came up with Billy Possum. The origin tale is this president scarfed down (ate) a huge possum dinner one night. Billy Possum did not catch on.

This president's face is on the $100,000 bill, which very few have ever laid hands on. The bills were mainly designed for trade between between Federal Reserve banks, but fell out of use with the invention of the wire transfer. They still work as legal tender, but good luck finding someone who can break the change for you.

This president spoke out against lynchings of African-Americans. He also ordered desegregation in the White House and the District of Columbia.

If you thought you had a tough boss, think again. This president would occasionally press all the buttons in the Oval Office, sending bells ringing throughout the White House — and then hide to watch his staff run in. He just wanted to see who was working.

This president's son had two pet alligators, which were occasionally permitted to run loose throughout the White House.

This president was obsessed with his dog, Fala. He insisted on being the only one who was allowed to feed him and even made Fala an honorary Army private during WWII.

He met his wife, Bess, in Sunday school when he was six. A long lasting love.

This president played a big role in popularizing golf. He installed a putting green at the White House and played more than 800 rounds while in office — exceeding the record of any other president. He holds a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement Category.

This president received $1 million on his 21st birthday (all nine brothers and sisters got the same), but that generosity did not extend to the Harvard recommendation letter his father wrote for him. He wrote that this president to be was "careless and lacks application." This president got in anyway.

A factor that made his presidency possible was a fateful trip to the bathroom. While enlisted in the military during WWII, this president boarded a plane called the Wabash Cannonball for his one and only bombing mission in the South Pacific. But he had to use the bathroom so he got off and went to restroom. By the time he got back, the Wabash Cannonball had left. The plane ended up crashing and everyone on it perished.

This president loved to bowl so much that he had a one-lane alley put in the basement of the White House.

This president is the only president to never be elected by the voting public to be president and vice president He also worked as a fashion model during college, appearing on the cover of Cosmopolitan.

This president filed a report for a UFO sighting in 1973. He called it “the darndest thing I’ve ever seen.”

In 1940, the University of California bestowed this president with the Most Nearly Perfect Male Figure Award. The prize was the opportunity to pose for an art class learning to sculpt the human body.

On Sept. 2, 1944, this president was flying over Japan when his aircraft was shot down in the Pacific. he and another crewman were able to bail out, but the other man's parachute malfunctioned, and he went down with the plane. This president was eventually rescued by a submarine off the coast of Chichi-jima.

This president has two Grammys (one for Best Spoken Word Album and another for Best Spoken Word Album for Children).

During his senior year of high school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., this president was captain of the cheerleading team.

While living in Indonesia, this president had a pet ape called Tata. His experience working at a Baskin-Robbins as a teen has made him hate ice cream.