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The football huddle originated at Gallaudet University (the world's only accredited four-year liberal arts college for the deaf) in the 19th century when the football team found that opposing teams were reading their signed messages and intercepting plays.
In 1816 James Monroe won the presidency of the United States, winning the electoral college by the wide margin of 183 to 34. He took over the spot vacated by James Madison.
Yale University's Bulldog mascot, Handsome Dan, became the first live college mascot in the US in 1889, and Yale still keeps a live Bulldog in the role today.