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TIL Grace Darling, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter, became a national heroine in 1838 for helping rescue survivors of the Forfarshire shipwreck off the coast of Northumberland.

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Z8x0v TIL of Peter O'Connor, an Irish Olympian forced to compete under Great Britain due to a rule change. Unhappy with this, he smuggled in a green Irish flag and proceeded to scale Britain's flag pole during the award ceremony. He waved his flag at the top while his teammate guarded the bottom.