Mind-blowing Facts That Literally Nobody Has Heard Before

Teddy the Legend

Nowadays, American presidents are soft businessmen who have never had to struggle much in their lives whatsoever. Theodore Roosevelt was the opposite of that. He lived a difficult, strenuous life. Because of that, he was well suited to receive a bullet wound while standing on a podium, hide until his assailant was caught, and then return to continue speaking for three hours. 

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