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Article Source: BBC NewsMore Americans know who Harry Potter is than Tony Blair, according to a survey commissioned by producers of an online game show based on modern pop culture.
Of the 1,213 US citizens questioned by polling firm Zogby International, 57% knew of JK Rowling's boy wizard.
That compares with the 49.5% who could name Tony Blair as the British prime minister when asked.
Well, now, to be fair, if there were early-morning cartoons featuring the three branches of the government, Judy (judicial), Leggy (legislative) and Sucky (executive), tripping over themselves, passing laws to benefit the rich dowager, and generally making hollow coconut sounds when their heads are bumped together, now THERE's something worth remembering.
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