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TIL of Sir Anthony Meyer, a UK politician and WW2 veteran. He challenged Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for the position of leader. Dismissed as a nobody by the media at the time, Meyer’s challenge would ultimately lead to Thatcher being ousted after a decade in power.

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