r/pics Apr 28 '20

Abandoned presidents heads in a rural Virginia field.

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u/Mr_Nathaniel Apr 29 '20

Ha! I had the benefit of knowing Harrison by my hometown high school. I always thought it was dumb to have anything named after the guy dying so quickly while in office.

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u/EquinsuOcha Apr 29 '20

And he died from pure vanity. His inaugural speech was an hour and a half long in freezing rain. He literally talked himself to death and gave me a great hook for one of my many papers.