6. When he stepped down as commander of the Army, he didn't want to run his country.
7. He had no biological children, but his wife, Martha Custis was a wealthy widow who had two children and he became legal guardian of them: John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis.
8. Washington was really into his animals. He was America's first mule breeder. There were many dog breeds at Mt. Vernon.
9. He was pretty cagey when it came to his religious beliefs.
10. Washington had a complicated relationship with slavery.
11. He was a tough man to kill. He had had many diseases and two horses shot out from him in battle as well as clothing with bullet holes. Ironically it was a cold that did him in.
And, Again, Thanks for Our Country. --DaCoot
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