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TIL David Beckham was born in 'Whipps Cross Hospital'. In football, to 'whip a cross' is a term for playing a particular type of pass which Beckham was known for being exceptional at.

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E1L5V TIL about the West Memphis Three, 3 teens convicted of the brutal murder of three 8 year old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Damien Echols was sent to death row. On August 19, 2011, Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley were released from prison as part of a Alford plea deal.
NMRb TIL the Taj Mahal was covered with a huge scaffold during WW2 to make it look like a stockpile of Bamboo and misguide any enemy bombers. (It was also disguised again in 1971!)
PYPkV TIL that in 2009 identical twins Hassan and Abbas O. were suspects in a $6.8 million jewelry heist. DNA matching the twins was found but they had to be released citing "we can deduce that at least one of the brothers took part in the crime, but it has not been possible to determine which one."
MxD7 TIL That British soldiers executed Indian rebels by tying them to the mouth of a canon, then firing…
ne6dP TIL In 1927 Santa Clause was officially given a pilots license and airway maps from the Department of Commerce