12 things you never knew about the white house, but you should! (+Pics)

2. President Truman Ordered A $54 Million Renovation

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One day while President Truman was taking a bath in the White House, his bathtub almost fell through the floor. If the tub had completely fallen through the floor, it would have crushed the 1,200 pound chandelier that was directly underneath the tub. Needless to say, this blunder could have changed history significantly. The president could have gotten hurt, and the damage of the incident could have changed the way the White House looks today. President Truman decided to have some construction work done before a disaster like this happened again. According to the Daily Mail, he ordered the construction work to improve the White House in 1949.