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TIL when nothing newsworthy would happen in the 1930’s, the BBC would simply announce “There is no news” and play piano music instead.

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ablb TIL that after the US defeated favored France for the rugby gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics, French fans invaded the field. Police and French players defended the Americans from the crowd. Boos and hisses interrupted the US national anthem at the medal ceremony.