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TIL Ex-Wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, has been accused of murder, torture, bribery, embezzlement and kidnapping, including that of a 14 yr old boy.

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R7joj TIL Carlos Alhinho, a Portuguese professional soccer player and manager was killed when he opened the doors on the elevator on the sixth floor of his hotel in Benguela. He stepped in and found that the carriage was not there, but the ground floor. He fell down five floors onto the top of the cabin.
yo5X TIL the indigenous people of Bougainville Island successfully carried out the world’s first “eco-revolution” closing down one of the world’s largest mines, driving away private security and in turn the Papua New Guinea and Australian army using home-made weapons and running vehicles on coconut oil
e0rmJ TIL Owing to their remoteness, the islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable lands to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands, and then developed a distinctive Māori culture.
Yp9lv TIL Bill Russell, legendary Boston Celtics center, was awarded the key to the city. Same night he was denied entry to hotel because he was black. The next day he returned the key to the city.
ADApa TIL "Hocus Pocus" was released in July 1993 instead of October due to Disney not wanting it to compete against their other Halloween-themed film, "The Nightmare Before Christmas", which was due for release in October by Touchstone Pictures.