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  2. Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to businessman James Roosevelt I and his second wife, Sara Ann Delano. His parents, who were sixth cousins, [ 3 ] came from wealthy, established New York families—the Roosevelts , the Aspinwalls and the Delanos , respectively—and resided at Springwood , a large ...

  3. Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Roosevelt lost the use of his legs and two inches of height, but the subsequent development of the rest of his body gave him a robust physique, and he enjoyed many years of excellent health. Jack Dempsey praised his upper-body musculature, and Roosevelt once landed a 237-pound (107.5 kg) shark after fighting it on his line for two hours.

  4. 135 Interesting Facts for Kids and Adults to Blow Your Mind - AOL

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    31. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. 32. Humans have 99.9% of the same DNA sequence. 33. If a person eats too many carrots, their skin will turn orange. ... Interesting Facts for Kids ...

  5. August Adolph Gennerich - Wikipedia

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    Gennerich died of a heart attack in the early hours of December 1, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while dancing in a restaurant.Gennerich was 50. [7] [8] [3] Following his death, his body was returned to Washington DC on the USS Indianapolis [4] and was laid in state at the White House on December 16; he was subsequently buried in New York City. [9]

  6. Test your knowledge with these 100 fascinating facts - AOL

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    Human teeth are the only part of the body that cannot heal themselves. Competitive art used to be an Olympic sport. The first person processed at Ellis Island was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland.

  7. Selma Burke - Wikipedia

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    Selma Hortense Burke (December 31, 1900 – August 29, 1995) was an American sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement. [1] Burke is best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which is the model for his image on the obverse of the dime. [2]

  8. National Youth Administration - Wikipedia

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    Mrs. Roosevelt was an initiator of the National Youth Administration as well as its adviser, a planner, an investigator, and a publicist. [5] Halfway through the depression, due to the change in tides as a result of World War II, Roosevelt had mixed opinions on the NYA. Roosevelt felt that the United States should send the majority of these ...

  9. Did FDR know about the Pearl Harbor attack before it ... - AOL

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    Some claim there is evidence to suggest that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about plans for the attack in advance, and allowed it to happen specifically to justify entering the war.