It's been a busy week for Deez Nuts.
What started as a practical joke by a 15-year-old in Iowa has gained national attention. He has outranked both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Google searches, and is polling at 9% in North Carolina.
But you may not know that this isn't Nuts' first foray into the national political scene. In fact, the mysterious figure dates back decades. Here's proof that Mashable obtained.