Fast Facts: Feb. 7
February 7, 2011
- George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both grew hemp. The U.S. Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
- It is reported that Napoleon carried chocolate with him on his military campaigns, and ate it when he needed quick energy.
- There was a false floor fitted in Adolf Hitler’s Mercedes 770K to make him appear taller when he stood up in the car.
- The first American president to deliver a speech over the radio was Warren G. Harding.
- In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit.
