2. Abraham Lincoln was also known a the "rail splitter" because he would split rails to make fence.

6. President Lincoln grew a beard after a young girl told him he would look better with one.

10. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president in the United States. He was 6'4" tall.

12. Abraham Lincoln had a cat named Bob, a turkey named Jack and a dog named Jib. When Lincoln was president there were so many family pets at the White House that while they were playing the children and pets would burst into rooms where the president was having meetings.