Unknown facts about U.S. presidents, part 1

This is what the history books don't teach you (well, you can't really expect a book to teach you anything, it's an inanimate object)

1) George Bush Sr. was married to Miles Davis for 73 days.

2) Before becoming President, Theodore Roosevelt used to fist-fight seals in California for a living.

3) John Quincy Adams went to his grave not knowing the difference between the letter "X" and the letter "T."

4) Our 12th President, Zachary Taylor, tried to appoint a lame horse as Speaker of the House. In the face of ridicule and rejection, Taylor had the horse beaten to death by a group of 12 year old's.

5) Gerald Ford was known within his circle of friends as "Panda Man," which referred to his insatiable appetite for panda meat.

6) Ronald Reagan was Hitler's secretary before becoming president.

7) Richard Nixon was blind.

8) Jimmy Carter wasn't aware that he was President until two days after his term ended.

9) Andrew Jackson had his feet surgically removed after losing a poker game.

10) Bill Clinton mistook his daughter for a diseased fox on several different occasions.

11) New evidence published by the CIA points out that Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both assassinated by the same person; a disgruntled Chinese businessman.

12) Dwight D. Eisenhower was famous for his perseverance, mental prowess, and his uncanny ability to masturbate circus bears using only his left foot.

13) When Herbert Hoover asked Calvin Coolidge (his predecessor) for advice on how to be a good President, Coolidge replied: "I only made seven mistakes while in office and they all involved me trusting the Danes"