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Some NC facts:

-North Carolina supplied more soldiers to the confederate cause despite there being 4 other states with a higher population at the outbreak.
-The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was actually signed prior to the United States DOI meaning that NC declared Independence from England first.
-Cheerwine soda is the oldest continuing soft drink company still run by the same family. It was founded in 1917.
-The University of North Carolina was the first public university in the United States to open its doors.
-Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville and almost died in Asheville after eating too many hot dogs in what is known as "the bellyache heard around the world". Seriously Google it.

Andrew Jackson- The most badass President in the World. He was also a ginger and is in my avatar.

When the 1828 election rolled around, a lot of people were terrified when they heard Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson was running. If you're wondering how a guy we're calling a bad ass got such a lame nickname, it's because he used to carry a hickory cane around and beat people senseless with it, and if you're wondering why he did that, it's because he was a fucking lunatic.
Former Democratic Senator and Secretary of the Treasurey Albert Gallatin feared a Jackson presidency because of his "habitual disregard of laws and constitutional provisions." Or in other words, the man was a loose canon--17th Century Washigton's answer to Martin Riggs. Sure, he probably didn't have an irate black lieutenant to answer to, or a weary partner who was too old for this shit, but he most certainly had a death wish.
How do we know? Well, despite everyone's best efforts, Jackson was elected to the top office, and when he wasn't busy shaping the Presidency as we know it today, you could find him out back dueling. In case you haven't been to the 18th century lately, this unmanly sounding activity actually involves standing across from an armed man and shooting at him while he in turn shoots at you. The number of duels that Jackson took part in varies depending on what source you consult; some say 13, while others rank the number somewhere in the 100's, both of which are entirely too many times for a reasonable human being to stand in front of someone who is trying to kill them with a loaded gun.
On one occasion, he challenged a man named Charles Dickinson to a duel, (the reason behind it wasn't important, not to us and certainly not to Jackson), and Jackson was even kind enough to give Dickinson the first shot. We're gonna go ahead and repeat that: In a duel with pistols, Jackson politely volunteers to be shot at first. Dickinson happily obliged and shot Jackson, who proceeded to shake it off like it was a bee sting. When Jackson returned the favor, Dickinson was not so lucky, and that's why his face isn't on the twenty. The bullet, by the by, remained in Jackson's body for 19 years because, we assume, Jackson knew that time spent removing the bullets would just fall under the general category of "time not dueling," Jackson's least favorite category.
Greatest Display of Badassedry:
Andrew Jackson was the first president on whom an assassination attempt was made. A man named Richard Lawrence approached Jackson with two pistols both of which, for some reason, misfired. With the possibility of an assassination taken off the table, Jackson proceeded to beat Lawrence near death with his cane until Jackson's aides pulled him off the assassin.
The guns were inspected afterward and it was discovered that they were in perfect working order, leading some historians to believe that it was an odds-defying "miracle" that Jackson survived, while we're pretty sure that the bullets, like everyone else, were simply scared of Jackson.
Most Badass Quote:
"I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun."
That's right. In a life rich with murdering people for little-to-no reason, Jackson's only regret was that he didn't kill quite enough people. People like Calhoun who, it should be noted, was Jackson's vice president.

The confederate constitution is kept at the University of Georgia and displayed once a year.

Like the undersea cameras break when they find some ship a saint was on.
Underground tombs cave in, just when they get in to see if it was jesus'.... stuff like that

lol

Agree! He's one of our underrated presidents.

One of my great, great, etc uncles married his daughter.

love all these true facts ... tons of great ones that i have never heard of before

Read "American Lion" for the full on insanity of Jackson. Great great book. If u like historical biographys this is one of the best.

One fact you missed....Jackson was credited for killing over 100 native americans........in one day! Dude loved him some murder.

There are an unknown number of other riders, some completely forgotten. Israel Bissell rode from Watertown, Mass to Philapelphia. Ride, Israel, Ride, an epic poem documents this. There was also, Dr. Samuel Prescott and several other. Paul Revere was made famous in a Longfellow poem, which was a patriotic story told one year before the outbreak of the Civil War. Also, Paul Revere's horse was named Brown Beauty.

I have proof that John Wilkes Booth was not killed by the government and instead did get away after giving his diary to a man with red-hair (who they did kill). Many people have other evidence as well, but his 3rd wife (related to me) from Tennessee made him sign his ACTUAL name on the marriage certificate. I have a letter stating this from him to her found in my great grandmothers attic. He would travel to different places and use different names but his last name was always Booth...many people have asked to dig up his body, but it has never been passed.