5 unusual facts about the Supreme Court
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- I am here to share with you five unusual facts about the Supreme court.
- Justice Elena Kagan is responsible for the installation of the first frozen- yogurt machine in the Supreme Court cafeteria. She claims she will be remembered as the “frozen-yogurt justice” for bringing the traditionalist canteen into the 21st century.
- The top floor of the Supreme Court building houses a gym, including a basketball court dubbed "the highest court in the land." Chief Justice John Roberts probably has a killer hook shot.
- A study of the 2004 Supreme Court term revealed that Scalia is the funniest of the justices, triggering 77 rounds of laughter in the term, or about one per argument. According to the study, this makes him a whopping 19 times funnier than his buddy Ginsburg.
- Youngest justice appointed: Joseph Story (age 32)Oldest justice appointed: Horace Lurton (age 65)
- Lastly:President to appoint the most justices: George Washington (11)President to appoint the most justices in the 20th century: Franklin Roosevelt (9)
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