22 Facts That Shatter Your Image of American Presidents

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We've talked before about how badass presidents are, with their badass pets and badass upbringings and badass crimes against humanity. But we're about drop some knowledge on that ass: Presidents are human. ("WERE human" for you pedants.)

And humans, by and large, are total dipshits. The leaders of the free world, past and present, are no exception. With the help of Nixon's biggest fan, AuntieMeme, we're here to teach you why all of America's presidents were kinda dumb.

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William Howard Taft was too fat for the White House bathtub. At 330 lbs, Taft was by far the largest president America has ever had. He had a special,

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Thomas Jefferson couldn't speak in public. He lacked charisma, and had terrible stage fright. Throughout his presidency, he only gave two speeches- on

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John Tyler was nicknamed His Accidency. He became president when William Henry Harrison died, and was one of the most hated presidents in history. H

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Doctors trying to save James Garfield caused his death. Garfield had been shot, and doctors used a metal detector newly invented by Alexander Graham B

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Bill clinton lost the Nuclear Launch Codes. He didn't just leave them in his other pants. They were missing for months. h.couklnewsvorldnaitancasa /80

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