Really Dumb

Being an engineer, I know well my literary limitations.  The following story is insipid to the nth degree. If I could obliterate the path that got me into this website, it would be done.
A story with the title..

There Are Far Fewer Presidents Alive Today Than There Were in the 1830s

at the site of The Atlantic Wire, suggests that...

There are fewer presidents alive today than at any other point in history — but, again, that's only because we don't know who's next.

Being the highly trained writers that they are, graphics are included to drive home the point.

Why, well that's easy, the article (replaced 'study') is counting Presidents that born but had yet to be elected. One might ask, "when have a thought, have you ever considered taking a nap rather than acting on it?"

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