In 1840, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow became the first American to have plumbing installed in his house.
And do you know why he grew a beard?
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I'll bite: Why did he grow a beard??
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His wife caught on fire and died. His face and hands were scarred when he tried to put the fire out. Just a little-known fact I taught my students. Always with the trivia!
http://www.hwlongfellow.org/life_elder.shtml
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Tragic more than ack, I think.
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