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[–] Frog@lemmy.ca 103 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Fun fact: The first president to have a middle name was John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 91 points 1 month ago (1 children)

John Quincy Adams

the sixth president

Quincy - Meaning:The fifth

RAAAAAAAARGH

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They started counting from zero, as it should be

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who was the zeroth president? Or zeroth child? 🤔

[–] Tja@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You mean George Smith Washington?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

No, George the Sird Washington

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I feel like you're lying, but I don't know enough about middle names to dispute it.

Although, Washington didn't have a mustache. That means SOMEONE was the first president to have a mustache.

And there's never been a president with purple hair. Harris, I'm lookin' at you. Be bold!

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That means SOMEONE was the first president to have a mustache.

Oddly enough that was ALSO John Quincy Adams...

Ok. Not really. He was the first to have sideburns.

Lincoln was the first to have a beard.

Grant was the first to have a mustache.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_with_facial_hair

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 16 points 1 month ago

Of course Wikipedia has the list of US presidents with facial hair. Because why not

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's the presidential tattoo situation?

[–] nul@programming.dev 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That would be Lyndon B. Johnson, who is said to have had a hell of a tramp stamp.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is that what he was always showing people?

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] nomous@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

He named it "Jumbo"

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I believe both of the Roosevelts had the same tattoo, of their family crest

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

as an expert in middle names (been working with them my whole life) i can confirm it is true

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago

As someone who works with middle names, maybe you can't tell but this middle name is in a lot of distress.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 month ago (4 children)

OK what was it then? I've heard him being called John Quincy S. Adams at a local museum. Do you know what the S stands for?

[–] Masamune@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

John Quincy Skibidi Adams

[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

I thought it was SkiiinnEEEEERRR!

[–] HottieAutie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Smith, named after George Smith Washington

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago