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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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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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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No president of the United States was an only child.
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Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested during his term as President for running over an old lady with his horse, but the charges were later dropped.
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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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