# Bakers Dozen

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41605 "2016-02-23T12:39:36Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41606 "2016-02-23T14:44:53Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Popular movies based on a true story that made MAJOR changes or omissions to the facts and examples of the changes.
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> …10. The King’s Speech
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> The Duke of York began work with Logan 10 years before the abdication crisis, and the improvement in speech became apparent in a few months, rather than the years the movie suggests. Logan is unlikely to have sworn in front of the king, and is not known to have ever called him “Bertie”.

Churchill also was shown as a friend and supporter of the Duke, when he was actually much closer to - and a notable supporter during the Abdication Crisis of - King Edward VIII.

> [@Sampiro](#):
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> Popular movies based on a true story that made MAJOR changes or omissions to the facts and examples of the changes.
> 
> …11. Roots
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> Though the work on which the miniseries was based was presented as a novel and though he freely admitted dialogue and particular situations were fictional, Haley claimed that he HAD discovered the home village of his ancestor Kunta Kinte and heard a tale from a griot that coincided with his family tradition that his ancestor was captured while finding wood for a drum. Since his death his claims have been largely discredited including by his friend Henry Louis Gates.

Not to mention Haley’s plagiarism: [Harold Courlander - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Courlander#Roots_and_the_issue_of_plagiarism)

For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41607 "2016-02-23T16:07:29Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.

Like his step-grandfather/foster father George Washington, Custis freed his slaves in his will. It took a while to managed since he had a lot more debts than GW.

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**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41608 "2016-02-23T17:17:19Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.
7. Washington traveled outside America only once in his life, when he accompanied his brother Lawrence on a trip to Barbados at the age of eighteen.

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**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41609 "2016-02-23T17:26:21Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.
7. Washington traveled outside America only once in his life, when he accompanied his brother Lawrence on a trip to Barbados at the age of eighteen.
8. One Christmas, Washington arranged for a camel to be brought to Mount Vernon.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41610 "2016-02-23T17:35:33Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.
7. Washington traveled outside America only once in his life, when he accompanied his brother Lawrence on a trip to Barbados at the age of eighteen.
8. One Christmas, Washington arranged for a camel to be brought to Mount Vernon.
9. In 1789 his salary was 2% of the National Budget.

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**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41611 "2016-02-23T18:19:35Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.
7. Washington traveled outside America only once in his life, when he accompanied his brother Lawrence on a trip to Barbados at the age of eighteen.
8. One Christmas, Washington arranged for a camel to be brought to Mount Vernon.
9. In 1789 his salary was 2% of the National Budget.
10. As the first President, Washington appointed the entire Federal judiciary, including the entire Supreme Court, a record which stands to this day.

> **[List of federal judges appointed by George Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_Washington)**
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> United States President George Washington appointed 39 Article III United States federal judges during his presidency, which lasted from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797. The first group of Washington's appointments—two justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and ten district court judges—began service two days after Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, which formally established the federal judiciary. Washington's last court appointee received his commission twelve days bef As ...

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41612 "2016-02-23T18:54:43Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.
7. Washington traveled outside America only once in his life, when he accompanied his brother Lawrence on a trip to Barbados at the age of eighteen.
8. One Christmas, Washington arranged for a camel to be brought to Mount Vernon.
9. In 1789 his salary was 2% of the National Budget.
10. As the first President, Washington appointed the entire Federal judiciary, including the entire Supreme Court, a record which stands to this day.
11. Some of his dentures were actual human teeth. His account books showed a payment of 122 shillings for nine teeth from various “Negroes” (presumably slaves), though it’s not known for certain whether he wore any of these.

While seemingly barbaric, anybody who has read Les Miserables or seen the movie knows that tooth buying was an industry.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41613 "2016-02-23T19:31:32Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.
7. Washington traveled outside America only once in his life, when he accompanied his brother Lawrence on a trip to Barbados at the age of eighteen.
8. One Christmas, Washington arranged for a camel to be brought to Mount Vernon.
9. In 1789 his salary was 2% of the National Budget.
10. As the first President, Washington appointed the entire Federal judiciary, including the entire Supreme Court, a record which stands to this day.
11. Some of his dentures were actual human teeth. His account books showed a payment of 122 shillings for nine teeth from various “Negroes” (presumably slaves), though it’s not known for certain whether he wore any of these.
12. His favorite hymn was _How Happy Is He Born And Blessed_.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41614 "2016-02-23T19:35:25Z")

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For his birthday: Facts About George Washington

1. He freed all of his slaves in his will, dividing the able-bodied with land and tools and providing pensions for those too old, young, or infirm to work.
2. At the time of his death in 1799, the distillery at his Mt. Vernon estate was the largest producer of whiskey in America.
3. He enjoyed going to the theater, and loved a good barbecue.
4. George had two stepchildren via Martha Custis, but no children of his own.
5. A friend said that Washington gave the biggest laugh he ever heard when a family dog made off with an entire ham from a Mount Vernon kitchen table.
6. He raised Martha’s orphaned grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who built Arlington with materials from Mt. Vernon and whose only legitimate child married Robert E. Lee.
7. Washington traveled outside America only once in his life, when he accompanied his brother Lawrence on a trip to Barbados at the age of eighteen.
8. One Christmas, Washington arranged for a camel to be brought to Mount Vernon.
9. In 1789 his salary was 2% of the National Budget.
10. As the first President, Washington appointed the entire Federal judiciary, including the entire Supreme Court, a record which stands to this day.
11. Some of his dentures were actual human teeth. His account books showed a payment of 122 shillings for nine teeth from various “Negroes” (presumably slaves), though it’s not known for certain whether he wore any of these.
12. His favorite hymn was _How Happy Is He Born And Blessed_.
13. He was land-rich but cash-poor, and had to borrow money to travel to NYC to attend his first inauguration as President in 1789.

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room
5. The Map Room

Named thus because maps were posted on the walls during World War II for use in strategic planning.

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room
5. The Map Room
6. The Yellow Oval Room

(not to be confused with the Oval Office)

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**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41620 "2016-02-23T22:28:43Z")

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room
5. The Map Room
6. The Yellow Oval Room
7. The Red Room

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room
5. The Map Room
6. The Yellow Oval Room
7. The Red Room
8. Entrance Hall

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41622 "2016-02-24T02:06:20Z")

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room
5. The Map Room
6. The Yellow Oval Room
7. The Red Room
8. Entrance Hall
9. The East Room

Used under John Adams to hang laundry and under Lincoln to house wounded soldiers.

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room
5. The Map Room
6. The Yellow Oval Room
7. The Red Room
8. Entrance Hall
9. The East Room
10. The Blue Room

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Rooms of the White House complex

1. Oval Office
2. The Lincoln Bedroom
3. The Roosevelt Room
4. The Bath Room
5. The Map Room
6. The Yellow Oval Room
7. The Red Room
8. Entrance Hall
9. The East Room
10. The Treaty Room

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