There was a pre-WWII movement called Technocracy, which held that scientists and engineers should take over the government and economy from politicians and economists. The leader of the movement was known as the Great Engineer.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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