Winston Churchill was one of the greatest statesmen and leaders of the Western world. Here are 9 facts about him that might surprise you. This slideshare was compiled from a lecture by Barry Singer given at Hillsdale College. Watch this lecture at http://www.hillsdale.edu/outreach/nls/denver.

1. 9 FACTSYOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT WINSTON CHURCHILL

2. YES, MR. CHURCHILL
WAS EASILY SATISFIED
WITH THE BEST.
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3. HE WAS A
PAINTER.
CHURCHILL
PAINTED
CLOSE TO 550
PAINTINGS.

4. HE WAS NOT A
MORNING
PERSON.
CHURCHILL
STAYED UP LATE
AND ROSE EVEN
LATER. EVERY
MORNING, HE ATE
AN ENORMOUS
BREAKFAST IN BED
WHILE READING
THE PAPER.

5. HE LOVED
HORSES.
CHURCHILL
PLAYED POLO,
OWNED A HORSE
RACING STABLE,
AND RODE
HORSES INTO
HIS 80‘S.

6. HE SMOKED
CUBAN
CIGARS.
HE KEPT HIS CIGARS
IN BOXES ENTITLED
“WRAPPED,”
“NAKED,” AND
“LARGE.”

7. I ENJOY A CIGAR . . .
BUT NOT AT THE RISK
OF BEING INCINERATED.
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8. HE COULD NOT
SAY NO TO
CHOCOLATE
ÉCLAIRS.
CHURCHILL
ALSO ENJOYED
ROAST BEEF,
GRUYÈRE
CHEESE, AND
YORKSHIRE
PUDDING.

9. HE WROTE
SCREENPLAYS.
CHURCHILL SPENT AN
ENTIRE NIGHT TRYING
TO CONVINCE
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
TO PLAY NAPOLEON.

10. HE DISLIKED
SAILING.
IRONICALLY,
CHURCHILL WAS
FIRST LORD OF THE
ADMIRALTY. TWICE.

11. I SHALL ALWAYS LOOK
UPON JOURNEYS BY SEA
AS NECESSARY EVILS.
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12. HE PREFERRED
AIRPLANES.
CHURCHILL
OWNED A SPECIAL
OXYGEN MASK
THAT HE COULD
WEAR WHILE
SMOKING A
CIGAR.

13. HE WORE
ZIPPERED
SHOES.
HIS LOVE FOR
ZIPPERS LED
HIM TO CREATE
ZIP-UP SIREN
SUITS.

14. WHAT’S A SIREN SUIT?
LEARN ABOUT THIS AND OTHER CHURCHILL FACTS AT
www.hillsdale.edu/outreach/nls/denver.

15. COMPILED FROM BARRY SINGER’S TALK
THE ART OF BEING WINSTON CHURCHILL.“ ”
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