1: A Desk In The Senate Is Always Filled With Candy

Desk 80 in the US Senate is informally called the “candy desk.” This is because it contains candies available to any member of the US Senate for free. It was created by Senator George Murphy, elected to Congress in 1965. Senator Murphy often took candy to Congress and shared it with other senators, irrespective of party. Murphy never got reelected, but the senator who got his seat kept his tradition going [https://tinyurl.com/yfes4xhf].