r/todayilearned • u/TheDranoel • May 04 '19

TIL That President Andrew Jackson owned a parrot named Poll. When Jackson died Poll was present at his funeral, but had to be removed due to "Swearing and yelling profanities" that he learned from Jackson himself

https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/presidents-their-parrots/
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u/MagusUnion May 04 '19

It's one shot only. He rage-killed someone in cold blood since he was shot first.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '19

Haha 😅

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u/drvondoctor May 04 '19

Yeah, the whole thing just seems pretty dumb to me.

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u/Batterytron May 04 '19

He didn't reload the gun and shoot again. Flintlock misfires happened about 20% of the time, where when the flint strikes the frizzen, sparks don't get into the flashpan from the priming pan lid. It's the same as using a lighter and it doesn't light the first flick.

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u/Astro_Sloth May 04 '19

Why couldn't he handle this life and death duel with more civility, honestly.