When standing next to the genius level intellects of Jefferson, Adams, and others it was easy for Washington to feel at an embarrassing disadvantage to his more educated peers. This tragedy led Washington to become a surveyor (which incidentally provided the exact education he needed to do the amazing things God had planned for him). On top of this, George Washington did not have the same high level of education his older brothers received due to the death of their father when he was only eleven years old. The dentures of the time were large, bulky, and burdensome which worked together to make Washington quite self-conscience about them leading him to be more introverted than perhaps he might have been. Over the course of his life he had a number of dentures made from a wide variety of materials. By the time he was sworn in as the first President of the United States he only had a single original tooth left. The most persistent enemy to Washington were not his political or military opponents, but his teeth. He was most embarrassed about his lack of education and his bad teeth. All things considered, its late appearance and the complete lack of evidence has led most to consider it apocryphalĢ. Published in 1806, seven years after Washington’s death, there are no primary sources attesting to its truthfulness. “I cannot tell a lie,” a young George Washington is reported to have said-but his biographers sure can! The famous story originates from the 5 th edition of the popular biography The Life of Washington the Great by Mason Weems. George Washington did not chop down a cherry tree. Watch the video and then read below about ten facts you probably do not know about George Washington.ġ. But there are plenty of stories and facts that are rarely taught in schools today. Being the most prominent Founding Father, everyone learns how Washington led the Continental Army against the British during the War for Independence and eventually became the first President of the United States. From the $1 Bill to the capital of America, George Washington’s name appears more often than probably any other name in American history.
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