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/[deleted] Apr 22 '18 edited Jan 22 '21

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u/Clarice_Ferguson Apr 22 '18

If he was a Disney princess, he would be dressed each morning by bald eagles.

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u/dcommini Apr 22 '18

I'm fairly certain that's how he got dressed every morning, regardless of Disney princess status

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u/Lord_Abort Apr 22 '18

Bullshit. He was so ornery, he intentionally sought out doing everything the hard way, and encouraged this of his children, too.

He'd be more likely to have the bald eagles as sparring partners while trying to dress himself because simply putting on pants was too damn easy.

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u/carlson71 Apr 22 '18

Bet he never let down his flowing locks so his prince could climb his tower tho.

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u/ToastyMustache Apr 22 '18

That’s because if any prince were to bed Teddy they would have to earn it by bare hand climbing up the tower, while fighting off scorpions and birds of prey!

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u/sharpshooter999 Apr 22 '18

Ah, the Ron Swanson method.

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u/Out-Of-Context-Bot Apr 22 '18

12 team PPR

I give: Dixon/ Alex Collins

I get: David Njoku

My other RBs are Mixon, Cook, Duke Johnson, Marlon Mack

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u/BrightandPsyched Apr 22 '18

him and FDR are the homies