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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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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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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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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