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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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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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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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
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Kim Jong-il is only 5' 2'' tall. He wears four-inch lifts in his shoes to compensate for his short stature.
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