Fun Fact Friday - Rebecca the Raccoon

For a while, I felt it my duty to steer clear of presidential fun facts. After all, I had stroked their egos (and maybe a little something else) a lot during the beauty pageant. But I am rather pooped today, dear reader, and though you might think that would make it an ideal time to go with one of the flatulence fun facts I have locked and loaded, I've decided to go to one of my all time favorite fun facts instead.

Fun fact: Calvin Coolidge kept a pet raccoon, Rebecca, in the White House.

"Oh, Rebecca! You forgot your hat, darling!" - Mrs. Coolidge

Apparently the real bond was not between raccoon and ruler, but between Coolidge's wife, Grace, and the furry female. Rebecca enjoyed playing with soap and eating eggs - truly a life fit for none but a First Raccoon. Though President Coolidge himself insisted upon Rebecca being a man, he allegedly took her on walks in the evenings.

To be fair, Rebecca was probably better behaved than the children. And I also want a pet raccoon after seeing pictures of Rebecca. I like to imagine them as snuggly rather than rabid.