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epprL TIL that the Pink Panthers are an international jewel thief network responsible for a number of robberies and thefts described as some of the most audacious in the history of organized crime since 2003. The organization has roughly 800 men and women core members, many of whom are ex-soldiers.
wLvd8 TIL that horseback riding is known simply as horse riding in England.
ZRrG TIL that in 1967 Vladimir Komarov became the first to die during a space mission. Reportedly he knew the mission would fail but went up anyway to save anyone else from dying. A final recording exists where he curses his commanders for ignoring his warnings as he burns up in re-entry
ZpRMB TIL According to the allied commander, the battle of Navarino, the decisive battle that prompted the great powers to recognise the independent greek state, began by accident. Diplomacy was still ongoing and the great powers deployed their fleets but with strict orders to not shoot unless shot at
BrXRx TIL siblings born within a year of each other are called "Irish twins", which was a derogatory term referring to poor Catholic families with many successive children