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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No president of the United States was an only child.
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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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President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA!
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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In ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
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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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