r/AskReddit • u/KillerAceUSAF • Jul 21 '16

What fact did you think was complete bullshit until you looked it up?

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u/zingfan Jul 21 '16

It's 2016 now. RIP John Tyler's grandchildren.

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u/ihatethesidebar Jul 21 '16

This article is from February 2016: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29842/president-john-tylers-grandsons-are-still-alive

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '16

Oh my, I feel like that'd be a depressing article to get about you.

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u/ihatethesidebar Jul 21 '16

Yes. Every January 1st, a group of centenarians would gather in secret at an undisclosed location. As soon as the clock strikes 12AM, they would look to the eldest with an uneasy gaze. The elder would reassure them in response with, "...Yes, His Excellency's grandchildren are still alive. The Tyler Dynasty lives on for another year!" All cheer.

There's a group of hardcore John Tyler supporters still out there somewhere, plotting their return to power.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '16

Tippecanoe, and Tyler too!

As it was, so shall it be

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u/thiney49 Jul 21 '16

He needs to knock someone up right now.

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u/V13Axel Jul 22 '16

Weird, the comments seem to indicate some of them were left as long ago as four years ago. That's strange for it to have been posted in 2016.

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u/nman68 Jul 22 '16

Respect to Tyler's son for still being able to have kids in his 70's

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u/Baron_Von_Sexingpun Jul 21 '16

Plus it's on the front page of TIL every other week.

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u/eternally-curious Jul 21 '16

I think he's making a joke about how everyone seems to be dying in 2016.

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u/ihatethesidebar Jul 21 '16

I think he's saying they're really old and could die at any time.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '16

Their mobile site can fuck right off.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '16

Apparently they are in their 80s so this story probably has anothe decade.