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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The system of democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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