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TIL Strom Thurmond was the first person to be elected senator as a write-in candidate where the other candidate had ballot access.

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ljd7 TIL of Félix Carbajal, a Cuban Olympic marathon runner in 1904, who ran in cut-off trousers, a long-sleeve shirt and a beret. He stopped to eat some apples, got stomach cramps, had a nap, then kept running, to place fourth. The winner, Thomas Hicks, used brandy and rat poison to assist his victory.
gM5BW TIL that square academic caps are called mortarboards, because it looks similar to the mortarboard used by brickmasons to hold mortar
E1dy7 TIL of a town named Agloe, New York. It doesn't sound all that special until you find out that it doesn't exist! . A town Map Makers made up to catch people infringing on their copyrighted maps! Its an example of a Paper Town
nWl8W TIL Female dogs can have a False Pregnancy that mimics the symptoms of real pregnancy, including producing breast milk
N7b5N TIL that Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys got an F in his high school Music class for writing what would become their breakout hit "Surfin'". The grade was later changed to an A in 2018 when Wilson was 75.