10 Crazy Facts About the U.S. Secret Service

Sofia Caba

The Secret Service was originally created to stop counterfeit currency.

 All food eaten by the president is prepared under Secret Service supervision.

Only one Secret Service agent has died protecting the president.

 Secret Service agents secretly hid the mistresses of the presidents in the White House.

The Secret Service constantly tracks the president's movements.

When traveling, the president is never more than 10 minutes from a trauma center.

The president is never alone, not even in the bathroom.

Agents film the president so they can review the footage in the event of an attack.

 President Ronald Reagan played an agent in four different films prior to taking office.

The President and Vice President cannot opt out of protection while in office.

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