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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Former U.S. Congressman John Jenrette once had sex with his wife on the steps of the Capitol Building during a break in a late night Congressional session.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.
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John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy!
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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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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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