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TIL the first female state senator in United States history ran against and beat her own husband in order to win her seat.

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WPEo TIL that in the Star Wars Universe, Ewok Jerky was a popular snack across the Outer Rim.
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jNZgv TIL - Handshakes where originally used to make sure that the other person wasn't carrying a weapon. The hand clasp proved their hands were empty and the shake proved there was nothing in their sleeves.
N7L6P TIL of the "Southern Strategy", in which GOP politicians like Goldwater and Nixon developed campaign strategies designed to appeal to southern racism, successfully realigning the white & conservative Democratic voters in the South to vote Republican, further pushing the party rightward
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