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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Mashable composite. Images courtesy of eBay and Wikimedia
2. Potato and Lyndon Johnson
Mashable composite. Images courtesy of Flickr, jimmiehomeschoolmom and White House Press Office
3. Adventure Time Jake and Theodore Roosevelt
Mashable composite. Images courtesy of Animation Shops and Library of Congress
4. Decorative Llama Plate and William Howard Taft
Mashable composite. Images courtesy of Etsy, InkBandit and U.S. Government
5. Kiwano Melon and John Tyler
Mashable composite. Images courtesy of Flickr, kellinahandbasket and U.S. Government
6. Colonel Meow and Martin Van Buren
Mashable composite. Images courtesy of Colonel Meow and Library of Congress
Honorable mention: Uncle Traveling Matt from Fraggle Rock
7. Eggplant and Richard Nixon
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8. Tortoise and Zachary Taylor
Mashable composite. Images courtesy of Flickr, Eric Kilby and wikimedia
9. Stapler and John Quincy Adams
Mashable composite. Images courtesy of Flickr, nottsexminer and Library of Congress
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
Image courtesy of Library of Congress
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This story originally published on Mashable here.
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