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TIL In 1872, Victoria Woodhull became the first female presidential candidate. Her candidacy preceded suffrage for women in the U.S. And was a advocate of "free love" long before it was accepted.

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grr94 TIL The Chupa Chups logo was designed by Salvador Dali
Z8lVR TIL French veterinarian and microbiologist Gaston Ramon was nominated for the Nobel prize 155 times between 1930 and 1953, but never won any, making him the most nominated individual to miss out on the award.
XEZaQ TIL that Alice, Theodore Roosevelts daughter, chewed gum, played poker, and smoked cigarettes. She also liked to carry around her pet snake in her pocketbook and display it at unexpected times.
Y6Vd TIL of a stinging tree called the Gympie Gympie. It secretes a toxin that is so painful that is has driven humans and animals to suicide. It feels like being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted simultaneously. A man shot himself after using a leaf from the tree as toilet paper.
wLvN1 TIL that the phrase "I know it when I see it" was popularized from a SCOTUS Justice to describe the threshold for "hard-core pornography".