A rat's nest in George Washington's bedroom was chock-full of treasures

Check out what a rat living in George Washington's bedroom collected and kept in its nest. The Mount Vernon Instagram page—which describes itself as the 'Official account of the Virginia estate of America's first president, George Washington,' and which shares information about 'what life was like in the 1700s'—posted an image of the nest's treasures, and explained:

In 1949, preservation staff removed a rat's nest from behind a wall in the Washingtons' bedchamber. — Read the rest