Well, Presidents Day has came and gone, so here are the answers.....
Abe was our tallest at 6'4" - Dr. Neissmith didn't invent basketball until the 1890's , so we'll never know if he could dunk a basketball.
James Madison was 5' 4" - he needed to sit in the front row to be seen, but he did make it to the now defunct $ 5,000 bill.
William Howard Taft was the heavy weight at 350+ lbs - it is rumored that he started the 7th inning stretch. While attending a Washington Senator's game, his large frame needed to stand and stretch. It was before the bottom of the 7th with the Senators trailing, the fans all rose in respect thinking he was about to leave. Everyone returned to their seats and their team came from behind to win. A new 'good luck charm' was started.
Harry S Truman's middle name is S -his grandfathers both had names begining with S. It wouldn't have been cool for a kid in Missouri to have 2 middle names back then.
Maine had two VPs born here - Hannabul Hamlin (Abe's first VP) and Nelson Rockefeller (Ford's VP). Hannabul ran back to Maine and became a cook for the Coast Guard after the battle of Bull Run. If he had stuck around in DC , Abe may have kept him on the ticket in 1864 and he would have became our 17th President. Nelson, it is rumored, died with a smlie on his face.
8 presidents were born in Virginia , which is the main reason for the constitutional clause that doesn't allow electorial votes for a state where both pres & VP are both from. Ohio get the sliver metal with 5.
Some useless knowledge ye' didn't need to know, but thanks for taking the time to read 'em.
