George Washington spent a great deal of time around animals, including his Arabian racehorse Magnolia. Among his dozens of dogs were Truelove and Sweetlips (because our first president was a bit of a romantic). Occasionally, he’d engage a traveling animal trainer to bring a rare or exotic creature to his Virginia home, Mount Vernon. That’s how the Washingtons’ Christmas guests in 1787 were treated to a rare spectacle of a camel parading into the house.
The portrait of George Washington on the $1 bill is based on a painting by what artist?
A) George P.A. Healy
B) Samuel F.B. Morse
C) Rembrandt Peale
D) Gilbert Stuart
Previous answer: Roughly speaking, when you’ve been alive for 1 billion seconds, you are 31 years and 251 days old.
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