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W7169 TIL about the 1927 election in Liberia, when the registered voters numbered around 15,000 but Charles D. B. King got around 230,000 votes.
ZpDnD TIL that the only member of the American rock band ZZ Top who doesn’t have a beard, is named Frank Beard.
9Y0gQ Today I learned The Tanukis popularized by Super Mario Brothers 3. In Japan "have legendarily been known to use their testicles as makeshift raincoats, as weapons, and as drums."
a1Eb TIL in the 1910s and 20s a young man who dressed fashionably to attract women but didn’t have much else going for him was called a “jellybean”
b16Q TIL ancient Romans had a festival where they elected “Lords of Misrule,” during which masters “served” slaves, and slaves held official state positions