The president who received two tiger cubs
Who needs a guard dog when you can have apex predators wandering the halls of government? The Sultan of Oman wildly gifted President Martin Van Buren a pair of literal tiger cubs. Van Buren was absolutely thrilled and fully intended to let them freely roam the White House, until Congress aggressively forced him to donate them to a zoo, ruining all his fun.

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