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There have been 47 people to hold the office of vice-president of the United States so far. How many can you name in ten minutes? That's the challenge in today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I guessed I'd probably...

This slide show is subtitled "Pistols, canes, bowie knives, and fireplace tongs: a brief history of congressional violence." Read 14 accounts of our representatives in Washington acting in ways that we don't expect. Ups...

Depending on how much you follow the schedule of...  ...e it was a patriotic, pro-American movie.” Politics on Neatorama are pretty divided and can be very h...

(YouTube link) Even the race for King of the Jungle is getting nasty this year. Watch as Blank Park Zoo's Kavacha the tiger slings some mud at Cha Cha the lion and his frivolous dance lessons. Cast your vote at t...

It's hard to believe today, but less than 100 years ago, there was a great debate about whether women should be able to vote. The anti-suffragists declared that voting women would abandon their families, they would becom...

October 27 marks the 152 birthday of one of our na...  ...on in 1884. He soon announced his retirement from politics and then moved to the Badlands of the Dakota Terr...  ...). Upon his return, he attempted to get back into politics , running for Mayor of New York City with the titl...  ...rty. Roosevelt’...

The city of Reykjavik, Iceland held an election, and the Best Party won. In a multi-party election, the Best Party took 34.7% of the vote, more than any other. That means the party founder, comedian Jon Gnarr is now mayo...

The octopus makes a great metaphor -it has many ar...  ...formation. Shown is "The Devil Fish of California Politics " from 1889. Link -via Nag on the Lake

Mudslinging your political opponent is a time-honored practice, but this one has a bit of unexpected twist. In the hotly contested primary for Pennsylvania state legislative seat, Democrat Gregg Kravitz was "outed&q...