"I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation," the National Archives quote George Washington in a letter to his brother following the French and Indian War. In a piece written for Washington's birthday this week, the Washington Post reveals America's first president was nigh indestructible. In his lifetime, Washington bested smallpox, malaria, infections, abscesses, tuberculosis, dysentery, and a boil "the size of two fists." Washington claimed that during the French and Indian War, four bullets ripped through his coat and two horses were shot while he rode them. This article originally appeared on Newser: George Washington Was Shockingly Hard to Kill

Source: Fox News February 24, 2017 15:33 UTC