Our World Leaders Are Secret Hobbits

Here is a bit of information that will actually make you stupider for knowing it: the planet's wealthiest nations are run by a cabal of midgets. Russian President Dimitri Medvedev is barely large enough to get on the Ferris wheel at your average theme park, for example. The inverse correlation between height and political power explains Robert Reich's terrifying reign as the Emperor of North America, and why pint-sized John McCain will be our 44th president. [ ABC News ]