In 1836, President Andrew Jackson received a surprising gift in the form of an enormous wheel of cheese. Of course a huge presidential cheese might occasion comment in and of itself, but perhaps even more surprisingly, it wasn’t even the first ridiculously large wheel of cheese delivered to an American president.
The first class of nuclear submarines were a learning experience for the Soviet Navy. The November class boats experienced numerous difficulties and accidents, culminating in what has been described as a potential “Underwater Chernobyl."