TIL on Thanksgiving 1926, President Calvin Coolidge pardoned the raccoon meant for dinner, named her Rebecca and kept her as a pet at the White House. An escape artist, she often led staff on chases throughout the president's home and loved to sit in a bathtub and play with a bar of soap.

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Submitted June 18, 2020 at 03:36PM by featheredoctopus https://ift.tt/3fCCPa7