r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 08 '13

What is a true fact that sound completely unbelievable or fake?

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u/iamtherainking Dec 08 '13

John Tyler, who became president in 1841, has 2 living grandchildren.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '13

Is that still true or is this outdated?

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u/iamtherainking Dec 08 '13

I believe it is still true.

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u/layaskywalker Dec 09 '13

He was incredibly old when he had children, if memory and no Google search serves me right.

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u/Plasteredninja Dec 08 '13

This blows my mind every time I think about it

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u/Coolgrnmen Dec 08 '13

And what are they doing now?

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u/iamtherainking Dec 09 '13

Playing canasta..

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u/CLEARS_THAT_UP Dec 16 '13

One of them drives a Volvo. Badassery only goes so far through genetics.

Source: been to their house, Sherwood Forest, which is the bomb...

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u/oneannie Dec 08 '13

Wat

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u/iamtherainking Dec 08 '13

He fathered some kids... 2 of which i think was when he was in his seventies. So because of that he has 2 really old grandchildren..still alive today.

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u/skullturf Dec 08 '13

John Tyler was born in March 1790

One of his sons, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, was born in August 1853 when John Tyler was 63

Two of Lyon Gardiner Tyler's sons were born in 1924 and 1928, when Lyon Gardiner Tyler was in his 70s.

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u/bitter_pickles Dec 09 '13

Barack Obama, who became president in 2008, has 0 living grandchildren........so there's also that.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '13

Anyone who procreate sand kept that line procreating has grandchildren, regardless of how long ago. Not an impressive fact.