Walt Disney accidentally “kidnapped” Richard Nixon by dispatching his monorail train before the Secret Service could get on. The agents ran after the train and attempted to jump onboard but the doors had already closed. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Nixon Smuggled Satchmo’s Weed
In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon unknowingly carried Louis Armstrong’s suitcase containing 3 pounds of marijuana through US customs at Idlewild Airport in New York.
Source: Nixon Unknowingly ‘Muled’ for Pot Smuggling Louis Armstrong? (niagarafallsreporter.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Drunken Nuclear Strike
In 1969, a drunk Richard Nixon ordered a nuclear strike on North Korea for shooting down a US EC-121 spy plane. Henry Kissinger intervened and made him sober up before deciding how to retaliate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea – Business Insider