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W7a0N TIL that William Golding’s "Lord of the Flies" (1954) was almost never published. First submitted as "Strangers from Within," it was rejected nine times and called “rubbish and dull,” until a young Faber & Faber editor persuaded the publishers to print it.
J1Vam TIL In June 1982, Roberto Calvi, nicknamed God's Banker, was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London. Although he had over $14,000 in cash and bricks found in his pockets his death was deemed a suicide. His strange death started the financial scandal at Banco Ambrosiano and the Vatican.
kJXJm TIL That at the 2012 London Olympics four women's double teams were disqualified from the tournament. Two S. Korean teams and one each from China and Indonesia were trying to deliberately lose games to get an easier next round. They were serving into the net and out of bounds to ensure they lost.