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[deckardcanine]

For no particular reason, I'm fond of U.S. presidential trivia. This should come as no surprise to anyone who's heard me say that we're approaching our 100th year without a mustache or beard on the president.

Well, just now, I was looking up the names of First Ladies, and I discovered a curious set of apparent coincidences: Three pairs of presidents married on the same dates. Hayes and Garfield, December 30, 1852. Taft and Wilson, June 19, 1886. Coolidge and Hoover, October 4, 1905.

...No, I didn't mean for that to sound like the presidents married each other.

Comments

[sleepyjohn00.livejournal.com]

The study of Wm H. Taft has led good men astray

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_problem_with_wikipedia.png

[mwalimu.livejournal.com]

The part about the marriage dates doesn't surprise me in the least. Are you familiar with the birthday problem? It asks how many people would you need to have a better than even chance of two sharing the same birthday. The answer is only 23. With more than 40 married presidents, I don't find it surprising at all that there are three pair that have shared the same anniversary.

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

The probability is much less when you consider that they married on the same days in the same years.

[mwalimu.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see! My bad for missing that detail.

[thatcatgirl.livejournal.com]

Presidental slash!!!11

Conspiracy?

[akktri.livejournal.com]

And 1886-1852=34. And 34-11 is The Number 23!
THE NUMBER 23 IS EVERYWHERE!
Also, you didn't include presidents' wives in the tally for presidential mustaches. Can't forget about the Bea Arthur!