stackyFACTSNever underestimate a writer with too much free time. The author of the world's most famous nursery rhyme spent literally decades writing annoying, aggressive letters to five different presidents. Lincoln finally cracked under the pressure and made Thanksgiving a national holiday just to shut her up.
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