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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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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Of all things, Andrew Jackson's tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States!
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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In 2005, the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” and it was made of smoked reindeer.
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