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TIL In 1970, Hunter S. Thompson ran for Sheriff of the county that has Aspen, CO on the Freak Power ticket. He was only defeated because the Republican candidate withdrew in order to consolidate anti-Thompson voters.

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E1ow7 TIL about Soong Mei-Ling, the sister-in-law of Sun Yat-sen and the wife of Chiang Kai-shek. Her life traversed three centuries, and she lived through pretty much all the forms of government that China has tried - emperor, republic, communism, dictatorship.
4mXw TIL: that babies born through C-section have markedly different bacterial microbiota profiles than babies born through vaginal births.
69GGJ TIL Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children were transported to rural communities by train across the country in hopes of providing a better life for them. These would become known as the "Orphan Trains".
DyNY TIL there are 7 miles of tunnels connecting 95 acres beneath downtown Houston, w/restaurants and shops so area workers need not go outside in the heat and rain
6ekl TIL that so many British people make tea after the tv show “Eastenders” finishes, that backup power stations go on standby to cope with the massive surge in electricity