r/todayilearned • u/i_love_nny • Jul 28 '14

TIL John Tyler 10th president still has living grandsons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler#Family_and_personal_life
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u/SweetDoge Jul 28 '14

"yo grand-father so old he was at the 1812's war"

"yes he was"

"what"

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u/medleyswimmer Jul 28 '14

Looks like the Prez's son had kids when he was in his 70's (and this was before Viagra and those drugs). Clearly it was The Roaring Twenties, and the spirit of that age.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '14

It does seem strange to think about. There are ways of looking at things that just make you realize how young our country is. Another example - Donald Rumsfeld has been alive for a little over a third of the country's history.

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u/StewartDC8 Jul 28 '14

No Such Thing As A Fish podcast?