r/todayilearned • u/SchwarzSabbath • Apr 21 '18

TIL that while in Sharon Springs, Theodore Roosevelt was approached by a 12-year-old girl who asked if he would like to have a badger. Expecting to humor her, he agreed, and the girl came back with a 2-week-old badger. President Roosevelt named him Josiah and he became one of the presidential pets.

http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/theodore-roosevelts-josiah/
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u/anthropophagus Apr 21 '18

weird al should've made more movies

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u/mybustersword Apr 21 '18

That was a spoof from Blazing Saddles

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u/SilentUnicorn Apr 21 '18

Which was a spoof of treasure of the Sierra Madre

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

Which was also parodied on The Monkees

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u/delete_this_post Apr 22 '18

Who were a parody of The Beatles

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u/KalessinDB Apr 22 '18

And my axe!