12 Weirdest Things That Look Like U.S. Presidents

Can you tell the difference between James Polk and Franklin Pierce? Hmm, how about William McKinley and Calvin Coolidge? Fret not, novice presidential historian -- 200 years of men with powered wigs, bushy facial hair and/or stern smirks can all blur together in the old noggin.

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Consider this your opportunity to acquaint yourself with the faces of past U.S. presidents just in time for the inauguration. And to make this whole "learning" thing more fun, we've pinpointed the oddest presidential doppelgangers this side of Pennsylvania Ave.

1. Chicken McNugget and George Washington

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2. Potato and Lyndon Johnson

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3. Adventure Time Jake and Theodore Roosevelt

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4. Decorative Llama Plate and William Howard Taft

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5. Kiwano Melon and John Tyler

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6. Colonel Meow and Martin Van Buren

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Honorable mention: Uncle Traveling Matt from Fraggle Rock

7. Eggplant and Richard Nixon

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8. Tortoise and Zachary Taylor

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9. Stapler and John Quincy Adams

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10. Guy Holding Goatskin Pelt and Benjamin Harrison

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11. Clouds and Abraham Lincoln

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12. Vintage Gold Miner Doll and Rutherford B. Hayes

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BONUS: Pre-1913 Presidential Inaugurations

Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1861

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This story originally published on Mashable here.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/12-weirdest-things-look-u-presidents-111118980.html

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