The strange afterlives of 'Dead Presidents'
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This piece was originally published in February 2016. Part of it were updated in February 2017.
There have been 45 presidents of the United States — and some of them became more interesting after they died.
Think you're the leader of the free trivia world? Try your hand at this presidential trivia quiz, inspired by Brady Carlson's book, "Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders."
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In his book, Carlson explores past presidents and their surprising legacies: What really killed James Garfield? How did Millard Fillmore end up buried next to Rick James of "Super Freak" fame?
Carlson joined MPR News host Tom Weber to share the surprising details about our dead presidents.
For the full interview with Brady Carlson, use the audio player above.
