Cuba - Roots of a dictator

Ever wonder why Castro became a dictator? Because he's funny and had to "compete for parental attention". That's according to a California study as reported by the BBC.

He said University of California research had suggested that, because younger children had not had the chance to develop the same skills and abilities as their older siblings, they had to find novel ways of gaining attention.

This leads them to be more creative, unconventional, adventurous and rebellious.

The California team found that, while the majority of US presidents were first-borns - including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W Bush, revolutionaries, including Marx and Castro were younger siblings.

Who knew?

via email from a reader, James