Which President Grew Pot? 9 Shocking Things You Might Not Know About U.S. Presidents | | AlterNet

It's President's Day and just like every year, lists ranking the legacy of the 44 U.S. presidents proliferate. But we thought it would be fun to show you the wild side of the White House.

1. Calvin Coolidge, Naked Cowboy. The Republican from Massachusetts may win the award as the oddest man who ever inhabited the White House. Known for his laconic style, “Silent Cal” snoozed through much of his presidency and kept special pets around, including Rebecca the Raccoon. Coolidge was fond of playing cowboys and Indians, once having himself photographed dressed as a Sioux Indian chief. But his weirdest pastime was hopping on and off a mechanical horse in his underpants, sometimes donning a cowboy hat for kicks. Coolidge acquired the electrically operated horse in 1925, and kept it in his dressing room. He could pull a lever and increase the intensity of his ride. This was long before the film An Officer and a Gentleman popularized the mechanical bull, so we give Coolidge points for being ahead of the trend curve. Yeehaw!