After ex-President Andrew Jackson died, they brought his pet parrot, Poll, into his viewing party. Poll soon had to be removed because he would not stop shouting obscenities. More Jackson facts: Andrew Johnson killed one man who insulted his wife’s honor, a Mr. Charles Dickinson. It was a gun duel. Dickinson fired first, hitting Jackson a mere 2 inches from his heart. Jackson didn’t flinch, he just aimed, shot, and it was over. He carried the bullet with him throughout his life. In 1835, a mentally disturbed man named Richard Lawrence fired two different guns at Jackson from point-blank range. Both weapons failed to fire. The odds of this happening were put at 1:125,000. Jackson then chased after Lawrence and beat him with his cane. - OMG Facts

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After ex-President Andrew Jackson died, they brought his pet parrot, Poll, into his viewing party. Poll soon had to be removed because he would not stop shouting obscenities.

More Jackson facts: Andrew Johnson killed one man who insulted his wife’s honor, a Mr. Charles Dickinson. It was a gun duel. Dickinson fired first, hitting Jackson a mere 2 inches from his heart. Jackson didn’t flinch, he just aimed, shot, and it was over. He carried the bullet with him throughout his life.

In 1835, a mentally disturbed man named Richard Lawrence fired two different guns at Jackson from point-blank range. Both weapons failed to fire. The odds of this happening were put at 1:125,000. Jackson then chased after Lawrence and beat him with his cane.

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Feb 21, 2010 09:12 AM by Alex A, Slidell, LA - Facts

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His love to passed people gives me hope.

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A couple months ago, my little brother came home from his first day in kindergarten. When I asked him about his class, he said "there's a girl in my class, and she's so pretty!" The girl he was talking about is a bald 5 year old with leukemia. His unconditional love GMH.

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