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TIL due to a Gypsy crime wave, city officials in Milan authorised police to set up an undercover operation that used hidden cameras and telephone taps to make arrests. The investigation found some children were generating up to $15,000 to $20,000 a month from their criminal activities.

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gr0WW TIL that, during 1994 World Cup, the BBC issued a public apology after its football pundit commented during the match between Argentina and Romania that "The Argentine defender warrants shooting for a mistake like that", a day after Colombian defender Andres Escobar was shot six times and killed
QNvK6 TIL that the smiley face was invented way back in 1963 by Harvey Ross Ball an American graphic artist
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