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TIL that in 1911, after several horses proved “unequal to his hearty constitution and bulk (345-360 pounds)”, U.S. President William Howard Taft had the White House stables demolished and replaced with a 4-car garage.

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TIL that in 1911, after several horses proved “unequal to his hearty constitution and bulk (345-360 pounds)”, U.S. President William Howard Taft had the White House stables demolished and replaced with a 4-car garage.

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