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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Do You Know Your Presidents?
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How can this be possible?
They were both Grover Cleveland. Makes you wonder why he was considered both the 22nd AND 24th though...technically, when he served his second term, he wasn't really the 24th distinct president, was he?
I was planning on saying that it is one of those things where you say george washington is everyones father not phisically but in spirit or whatever but then I thought I would check who he was and saw he was himself so yeah i cheated :P
Didn't take you very long to figure out that he was one and the same person. I've always wondered how they do their counting, but Grover Cleveland is the answer.
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it's the same guy - Grover Cleveland
ReplyDeleteGrover Cleveland served two non-consecutive years and thus is one in the same.
ReplyDeleteThey were both Grover Cleveland. Makes you wonder why he was considered both the 22nd AND 24th though...technically, when he served his second term, he wasn't really the 24th distinct president, was he?
ReplyDeleteIt was the same guy.
ReplyDeleteGrover Cleveland served twice
They were the same man.
ReplyDeletethey were clones!!!
ReplyDeleteI was planning on saying that it is one of those things where you say george washington is everyones father not phisically but in spirit or whatever but then I thought I would check who he was and saw he was himself so yeah i cheated :P
ReplyDelete:D I was about to write that obviously the mother and father of any person would remain to be the same through out...be it 22nd or 24th president !!
ReplyDeleteBut then i cheated and searched that who they were and they came out to be the same!! :P
Didn't take you very long to figure out that he was one and the same person. I've always wondered how they do their counting, but Grover Cleveland is the answer.
ReplyDeleteHave you checked out today's question, yet?
Well, the real answer is that they're the same man, but if one (or both) had been a woman, it would also have been possible.
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