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TIL of Victoria Woodhull who was the first woman to run for president in the 1872 election by the newly formed National Woman's Suffrage Association. On the day before the election, she was arrested for "publishing an obscene newspaper" and was unable to cast a vote for herself.

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dwLd TIL that thanks to Tsunami, existence of 6 temples dated 7th century AD in Mahabalipuram, India was discovered in 2005
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