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TIL in 1886 two brothers in Tennessee, Alf and Bob Taylor, ran for Governor against each other in a campaign called the War of the Roses. Instead of debates and personal attacks that previous elections saw, they traveled the state together, campaigning, playing fiddles, and playing practical jokes

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