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TIL in 1952, many of Adlai Stevenson's friends and associates led a "draft Stevenson" movement to make him run for President and continued even when he told them to stop.

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oRrK TIL there was 5 different species of human living on the planet as recently as 30000 years ago
8eJb8 TIL that Roald Dahl, author of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, and Matilda, was also a renowned Adult Fiction author who wrote for Playboy.
JLyl TIL: In the 1800s, lead shot and cannonballs were made by dropping molten lead drops through a sieve from the top of a high tower into a vat of cold water.
xVlDw TIL cheese is high in tyramine, an amino acid linked to migraines. Monterey Jack and mozzarella have low tyramine, making them preferable substitutes for migraine sufferers.
QJD7L TIL of the "Running of the Interns", in which interns of news organizations run up to a quarter-mile to deliver a paper copy of the US Supreme Court's opinion on major cases, as recording devices are not permitted within the building.