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TIL Nancy Kulp (Ms Hathaway on "The Beverly Hillbillies") ran for Congress in 1984 to represent PA-09. Buddy Ebsen, who played Jed Clampett, recorded an attack ad against her for being too liberal, leading to a rift that only ended years later when Kulp was dying from cancer.

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ldva TIL that during the American Revolutionary War, Molly Pitcher was so engaged with the cause, that while she was bringing water to her husband at the front, he got killed, she replaced him at the cannons and almost died by an enemy cannonball.
mg0y TIL that Costco’s return policy is so relaxed that you can return rotten opened food because you didn’t finish it on time with no questions asked
LQEAQ TIL France and Italy reached an agreement in 1902 that stipulated that Italy wouldn't go to war with France, even if it was part of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary
6EMOl TIL a Chinese investor at one point planned to build a second Atlantic-pacific canal in Nicaragua. The plan is reportedly either canceled or delayed due to ongoing financial issues
KQgE TIL French Emperor Napoleon wore poison around his neck in case of defeat. When he finally used it in 1814, it had lost its strength and only made him painfully ill.