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TIL in 1995 a shirt that featured Margaret from Dennis the Menace saying “Someday a woman will be PRESIDENT!” was pulled from shelves when one Walmart shopper said it offended “family values.” It was restocked 4 months later due to women’s groups threatening to boycott Walmart.

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