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TIL of Vermin Supreme, who has campaigned in 6 Presidential elections as a novelty candidate. He wears a wellington boot on his head and brings a comically large toothbrush with him. Supreme campaigns on zombie apocalypse awareness, time travel research, and promises a free pony for every American.

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b6Eej TIL Nancy Faust was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970-2010, and was the first stadium organist to start playing tunes from advertising, TV shows, and popular music. She missed only 5 games in her 40 years, due to the birth of her son. She is recognized at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
8aovX TIL that the big four artificial sweeteners - Saccharine, Cyclamate, Aspartame and Sucralose - were all discovered after scientists accidentally tasted the chemicals.
ROkl TIL The Japanese embassy in Paris has a special 24-hour hotline for Japanese visitors who can develop debilitating psychological problems because the city is not as nice as they imagined it to be.
9KaB TIL the DC Snipers planned to kill 6 white people a day for 30 days at predetermined destinations, but plans were hindered by traffic.
p8B9p TIL In 2008, Microsoft proposed to buy Yahoo for US$44.6 billion, but Yahoo rejected the offer. In 2016, it was sold to Verzion for US$4.8 billion.