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TIL International Women's day is mostly an Eastern Bloc/Asian holiday officially, with only a few western countries going out to celebrate it in an official manner.

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6E1W8 TIL that on 18 february 1478, George Plantagenet -1st Duke of Clarence- was executed after revolting against his brother King Edward IV. Rumours soon spread he chose the method of execution himself: drowned in a butt of malmsey wine.
R5wE8 TIL that in 2023, Jamaican sprinter and multiple world-record holder Usain Bolt lost nearly $13m USD in a 13 year-long fraud scheme at a Kingston investment firm. The money has not been retrieved.
DQ1Zg TIL the US AirForce almost lost several nuclear bombs near a village in Spain in 1966.
x6lwD TIL The film Baby Driver was inspired by Noel Fielding's performance in a Mint Royale music video
a88NJ TIL On the day she finished writing her suicide letter, 17 year-old Lisa McVey was adducted and assaulted my a serial killer, only to escape and become a motivational speaker