President John Tyler's (born 1790) Grandsons Are Still Alive

[pvitari]

Amazing! I wonder if there are any other people still around whose grandparents were born in the late 18th century.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29842/pr ... till-alive

[Rita Hayworth]

Incredible and this is one heck of a story here ... and thanks for sharing it. As a student of history - I'm shocked beyond belief and this is one EYE-OPENER of a post!

[Lomm]

I've heard this a few times over the years and pull this out once in a while as my go-to interesting fact. It's amazing to me.