Theodore Roosevelt, n.Trivia

Theodore Roosevelt is the only president who was blind in one eye

Teddy Roosevelt had debilitating asthma as a child. Doctors told him to smoke cigars, drink coffee, and whisky.

Teddy Roosevelt took a break from the presidency to go camping with John Muir for four days, which inspired him to create the National Park Service.

Teddy Roosevelt regularly staged boxing matches in the White House, taking on anyone he could - including professional boxers. He only stopped boxing when his eyesight was permanently damaged by a punch from his military aide.

Theodore Roosevelt, on environmentalist grounds, banned Christmas trees form the White house.

Theodore Roosevelt shook hands with 8,513 people on New Year's Day, 1907

The teddy bear is named after Theodore Roosevelt who refused to shoot at a bear tied to a tree during a bear-hunting trip

Teddy Roosevelt's Son Died Flying for the US During WWI. When His Body Was Discovered Behind Enemy Lines, the Germans Gave Him A Full Military Burial With Honors.

Theodore Roosevelt flew in a plane built by the Wright Brothers in 1910

Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president in US history (42 years old).

Theodore Roosevelt opposed putting "In God we Trust" on money, fearing it would cheapen the motto to link it to money

When Teddy Roosevelt died, Vice President Thomas R. Marshal declared, “Death had to take him in his sleep, for if he was awake there’d have been a fight”.

Theodore Roosevelt’s kids had a pet bear, badger, and hyena in the White House

Theodore Roosevelt's mother and wife died on the same day. He drew a large X in his diary and wrote simply, "the light has gone out of my life."