Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 02, 2015
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Who? David Rice Atchison was president of the United States for exactly one day- March 4, 1849. A 1994 NBA San Antonio Spurs game was delayed when fireworks set off the sprinklers, showering the fans with 12,000 gallons of water! China's Dai Yun, a sculptor at the Shenzhen Public Art Center, built a proportionately accurate Mercedes-Benz with bricks.
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Ripley’s urban legends. The Atchison thing has been refuted for a long time. Zachary Taylor did not want to be sworn in on the “sabbath” so he waited until Monday. There is nothing that says that a president has to be sworn in to make him president. Taylor became president before being sworn in. And just in case that is too confusing, remember that nobody swore in Atchison either.